West Virginia · Census place 63292
Philippi, WV population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Philippi, West Virginia (Philippi, WV — Census place “Philippi city”) is 2,919 residents, ranking #55 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $43,203, the median home is worth $110,900 and median gross rent runs $780 a month. Looking for the Philippi West Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Philippi, WV: 26416.
- Population
- 2,919Philippi city residents
- Median household income
- $43,203Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $110,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $780Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.8%Owner-occupied households
Philippi ZIP codes (West Virginia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Philippi.
The Philippi WV ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Philippi city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Philippi city median would spend about 21.7% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 29.6% of residents and 67.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Philippi city, WV in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Philippi city is a small town in West Virginia, with 2,919 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #55 of 439 ranked by population — larger than 87% of them. The median age here is 36.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Philippi city earn a median of $43,203 a year, 45% below the national figure of $78,538 and 18% below the $52,974 median for the 148 West Virginia cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 29.6% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Philippi city is valued at $110,900, 63.4% below the national figure and 13% below the $127,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $780 a month, 44.5% below the national figure, or roughly $9,360 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 67.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in West Virginia.
- Fayetteville town 2,864
- Moorefield town 2,952
- Madison city 2,840
- Williamstown city 2,977
- Follansbee city 2,790
- Kenova city 2,977
- Milton town 2,773
- Williamson city 2,979
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Philippi city?
- Philippi city has 2,919 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #55 of 439 in West Virginia.
- What is the median household income in Philippi city?
- Median household income in Philippi city is $43,203 a year, 45% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Philippi city?
- Median gross rent is $780 a month and the median home value is $110,900, so rent absorbs about 21.7% of median household income.
- Is Philippi city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Philippi city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Philippi city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.