West Virginia · GEOID 54109

Wyoming County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 20,629 · 9,953 housing units

Median household income

$48,440

State $60,534

Median home value

$82,900

State $168,419

Median gross rent

$650

State $879

Homeownership rate

82.5%

State 74.9%

Renter cost-burden rate

53.8%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

15.4%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

1.5%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

3.7%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

18.9%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

1.71

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Wyoming County	West Virginia
Population	20,629	1,778,373
Population density (per sq. mi.)	41.30	—
Median household income	$48,440	$60,534
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$59,600	—
Households	8,068	—
Average household size	2.54 people	—
Owner-occupied	82.5%	74.9%
Renter-occupied	17.5%	25.1%
Race	96.9% White · 0.3% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Wyoming County compared with West Virginia.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

13.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 24.1%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	39.6%	$35,134	$878	$99,761
1 earner	32.6%	$61,250	$1,531	$196,974
2 earners	24.8%	$105,594	$2,640	$362,037
3+ earners	3.1%	$120,682	$3,017	$418,200

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

8,068

Average size: 2.54 people

Households with children

2,076

25.7% of households

Per-capita income

$24,030

Poverty rate: 25.0%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

82.5% owner-occupied vs. state average 74.9%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 70.5% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 3.7%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

60.5% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,974.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $82,900.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $650.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 1,885 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 5.5% · For rent 2.9% · Seasonal 5.3% · Other 83.5%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

11.2% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 88.8% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

1.0%

99 units of 9,953 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

15.8%

1,574 units of 9,953 total

⚑ Above the 5% threshold — possible indicator of disinvestment, abandonment, or condemned stock.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$38,752

100% MHI$48,440

120% MHI$58,128

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Wyoming County should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$42,100	$48,100	$60,100
100% AMI	$41,720	$47,680	$59,600
120% AMI	$50,050	$57,200	$71,500

HUD FMR Area: Wyoming County, WV. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

53.8% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (35.1% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

15.4% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Wyoming County.

Covered employment

2,978

Across 16 sectors

Establishments

397

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$65,261

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction NAICS 21	902	$113,505	$391,485	+$308,585	$2,838
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	536	$49,303	$152,503	+$69,603	$1,233
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	510	$27,522	$71,427	−$11,473	$688
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	303	$43,718	$131,714	+$48,814	$1,093
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	166	$44,157	$133,348	+$50,448	$1,104
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	148	$57,347	$182,445	+$99,545	$1,434
NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 54	129	$70,306	$230,683	+$147,783	$1,758
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	57	$43,399	$130,526	+$47,626	$1,085
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	50	$47,694	$146,514	+$63,614	$1,192
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	50	$37,133	$107,202	+$24,302	$928
NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 22	40	$72,725	$239,688	+$156,788	$1,818
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	35	$45,967	$140,085	+$57,185	$1,149
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	20	$51,358	$160,152	+$77,252	$1,284
NAICS 42 Wholesale trade NAICS 42	14	$28,805	$76,202	−$6,698	$720
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	11	$52,782	$165,453	+$82,553	$1,320
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	7	$17,819	$35,309	−$47,591	$445

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 212 Mining (except oil and gas) NAICS 212	696	$122,461	$424,822	+$341,922	$3,062
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	536	$49,303	$152,503	+$69,603	$1,233
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	445	$33,316	$92,994	+$10,094	$833
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	372	$51,498	$160,674	+$77,774	$1,287
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	210	$19,095	$40,059	−$42,841	$477
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	192	$22,126	$51,341	−$31,559	$553
NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 541	129	$70,306	$230,683	+$147,783	$1,758
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	117	$32,987	$91,769	+$8,869	$825
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	101	$42,080	$125,617	+$42,717	$1,052
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	99	$45,024	$136,575	+$53,675	$1,126
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	91	$49,841	$154,506	+$71,606	$1,246
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	76	$23,267	$55,588	−$27,312	$582
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	54	$53,940	$169,763	+$86,863	$1,349
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	47	$59,032	$188,718	+$105,818	$1,476
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	44	$96,855	$329,508	+$246,608	$2,421
NAICS 221 Utilities NAICS 221	40	$72,725	$239,688	+$156,788	$1,818
NAICS 485 Transit and ground passenger transportation NAICS 485	40	$41,615	$123,886	+$40,986	$1,040
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	36	$46,276	$141,235	+$58,335	$1,157
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	33	$47,331	$145,163	+$62,263	$1,183
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	31	$51,396	$160,294	+$77,394	$1,285
NAICS 531 Real estate NAICS 531	28	$45,541	$138,500	+$55,600	$1,139
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	22	$30,866	$83,874	+$974	$772
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	22	$21,445	$48,806	−$34,094	$536
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	20	$28,742	$75,968	−$6,932	$719
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	14	$28,805	$76,202	−$6,698	$720
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	12	$41,320	$122,788	+$39,888	$1,033
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	10	$34,206	$96,307	+$13,407	$855
NAICS 519 Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services NAICS 519	7	$17,819	$35,309	−$47,591	$445
NAICS 532 Rental and leasing services NAICS 532	7	$47,673	$146,436	+$63,536	$1,192
NAICS 928 National security and international affairs NAICS 928	2	$51,167	$159,441	+$76,541	$1,279

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 · prior-year code differs	570	(2,100)	(79%)	$12.32	$25,620	$64,347	$641
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	2,570	(790)	(24%)	$12.40	$25,790	$64,980	$645
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	200	(50)	(20%)	$12.73	$26,470	$67,511	$662
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	1,720	(730)	(30%)	$15.10	$31,410	$85,899	$785
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	990	(80)	(7%)	$15.78	$32,810	$91,110	$820
Tellers SOC 43-3071	340	(70)	(17%)	$15.91	$33,090	$92,153	$827
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	1,030	(2,350)	(70%)	$15.97	$33,220	$92,637	$831
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	910	(140)	(13%)	$17.34	$36,070	$103,245	$902
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131 · prior-year code differs	1,090	(410)	(27%)	$17.35	$36,100	$103,357	$903
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	990	(190)	(16%)	$20.43	$42,490	$127,143	$1,062
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	540	(170)	(24%)	$20.63	$42,910	$128,706	$1,073
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	350	(70)	(17%)	$22.84	$47,510	$145,829	$1,188
Paramedics SOC 29-2043 · prior-year code differs	150	(250)	(63%)	$23.38	$48,620	$149,961	$1,216
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	1,700	170	11%	$24.65	$51,280	$159,862	$1,282
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	180	70	64%	$24.67	$51,310	$159,974	$1,283
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	1,080	(170)	(14%)	—	$53,360	$167,605	$1,334
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	360	(160)	(31%)	$26.21	$54,520	$171,922	$1,363
Electricians SOC 47-2111	660	70	12%	$35.63	$74,110	$244,843	$1,853
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	1,580	(150)	(9%)	$37.20	$77,380	$257,015	$1,935

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 54109 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.