West Virginia · Census place 66652
Rainelle town, WV
Quick answer
Rainelle town has 1,334 residents, ranking #120 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $36,875, the median home is worth $73,500 and median gross rent runs $657 a month.
- Population
- 1,334Rainelle town residents
- Median household income
- $36,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $73,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $657Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rainelle town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rainelle town median would spend about 21.4% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24.6% of residents and 66.7% 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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