West Virginia · Census place 56342
Mount Gay-Shamrock CDP, WV
Quick answer
Mount Gay-Shamrock CDP has 1,440 residents, ranking #106 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $49,063, the median home is worth $81,400 and median gross rent runs $598 a month.
- Population
- 1,440Mount Gay-Shamrock CDP residents
- Median household income
- $49,063Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $81,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $598Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 52 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mount Gay-Shamrock CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mount Gay-Shamrock CDP median would spend about 14.6% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.2% of residents and 73.3% 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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