West Virginia · Census place 77980
Summersville city, WV
Quick answer
Summersville city has 3,397 residents, ranking #45 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $52,321, the median home is worth $210,400 and median gross rent runs $570 a month.
- Population
- 3,397Summersville city residents
- Median household income
- $52,321Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $210,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $570Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 59.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Summersville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Summersville city median would spend about 13.1% 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 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21% of residents and 67.6% 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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