West Virginia · Census place 62764
Pennsboro city, WV
Quick answer
Pennsboro city has 1,227 residents, ranking #128 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $51,348, the median home is worth $78,000 and median gross rent runs $822 a month.
- Population
- 1,227Pennsboro city residents
- Median household income
- $51,348Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $78,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $822Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pennsboro city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pennsboro city median would spend about 19.2% 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 1.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.8% of residents and 82% 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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