West Virginia · Census place 73468
Shepherdstown town, WV
Quick answer
Shepherdstown town has 1,399 residents, ranking #114 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $62,500, the median home is worth $474,500 and median gross rent runs $1,152 a month.
- Population
- 1,399Shepherdstown town residents
- Median household income
- $62,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $474,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,152Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 21.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Shepherdstown town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Shepherdstown town median would spend about 22.1% 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 7.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.7% of residents and 63.1% 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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