West Virginia · Census place 59068
Nitro city, WV
Quick answer
Nitro city has 6,941 residents, ranking #23 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $52,247, the median home is worth $120,400 and median gross rent runs $916 a month.
- Population
- 6,941Nitro city residents
- Median household income
- $52,247Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $120,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $916Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Nitro city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Nitro city median would spend about 21% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.6% of residents and 70.4% 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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