Skip to content
ZipNumbers

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

Compare with nearby places

Places of similar size in West Virginia.

More West Virginia coverage.