West Virginia · Census place 87508
Williamson, WV population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Williamson, West Virginia (Williamson, WV — Census place “Williamson city”) is 2,979 residents, ranking #51 of 439 places in West Virginia. Median household income is $24,119, the median home is worth $93,300 and median gross rent runs $555 a month. Looking for the Williamson West Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Williamson, WV: 25661.
- Population
- 2,979Williamson city residents
- Median household income
- $24,119Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $93,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $555Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 37.1%Owner-occupied households
Williamson ZIP codes (West Virginia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Williamson.
The Williamson WV ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Williamson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Williamson city median would spend about 27.6% 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 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 32.3% of residents and 37.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Williamson city, WV in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Williamson city is a small town in West Virginia, with 2,979 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #51 of 439 ranked by population — larger than 88% of them. The median age here is 38.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Williamson city earn a median of $24,119 a year, 69.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 54% below the $52,974 median for the 148 West Virginia cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 32.3% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Williamson city is valued at $93,300, 69.2% below the national figure and 27% below the $127,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $555 a month, 60.5% below the national figure, or roughly $6,660 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 27.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 37.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in West Virginia.
- Kenova city 2,977
- Kingwood city 2,980
- Williamstown city 2,977
- Ripley city 3,066
- Moorefield town 2,952
- Culloden CDP 3,158
- Philippi city 2,919
- Petersburg city 3,172
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Williamson city?
- Williamson city has 2,979 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #51 of 439 in West Virginia.
- What is the median household income in Williamson city?
- Median household income in Williamson city is $24,119 a year, 69.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Williamson city?
- Median gross rent is $555 a month and the median home value is $93,300, so rent absorbs about 27.6% of median household income.
- Is Williamson city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Williamson city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Williamson city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.