West Virginia · Census place 74380
Sistersville city, WV
Quick answer
Sistersville city has 1,340 residents, ranking #118 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $46,875, the median home is worth $95,800 and median gross rent runs $713 a month.
- Population
- 1,340Sistersville city residents
- Median household income
- $46,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $95,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $713Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sistersville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sistersville city median would spend about 18.3% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 31.9% of residents and 75.6% 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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