West Virginia · Census place 56020
Moundsville city, WV
Quick answer
Moundsville city has 7,934 residents, ranking #20 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $48,590, the median home is worth $108,500 and median gross rent runs $801 a month.
- Population
- 7,934Moundsville city residents
- Median household income
- $48,590Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $108,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $801Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Moundsville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Moundsville city median would spend about 19.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.1% of residents and 71.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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