West Virginia · Census place 73636
Shinnston city, WV
Quick answer
Shinnston city has 2,198 residents, ranking #75 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $63,750, the median home is worth $135,500 and median gross rent runs $940 a month.
- Population
- 2,198Shinnston city residents
- Median household income
- $63,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $135,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $940Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Shinnston city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Shinnston city median would spend about 17.7% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.2% of residents and 75.7% 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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