West Virginia · Census place 70588
Rowlesburg town, WV
Quick answer
Rowlesburg town has 640 residents, ranking #196 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $52,813, the median home is worth $87,300 and median gross rent runs $673 a month.
- Population
- 640Rowlesburg town residents
- Median household income
- $52,813Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $87,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $673Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 53.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rowlesburg town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rowlesburg town median would spend about 15.3% 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 24.4% of residents and 77.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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