What percentage of people rent in Cameron, WV?

Name: Renters and owners in Cameron, WV, 2020–2024
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30.3% (±12.4 points) of the occupied homes in Cameron, WV are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 86 renting households against 198 that own their home.

In Cameron, the share of households that rent went from 22.6% in 2015–2019 to 30.3% in 2020–2024 (+7.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.3% (±12.4 points)
Renting households: 86 (±44)
Median renter income: $16,389 (±$6,968)

Who rents and who owns in Cameron

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cameron	Marshall County	West Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.3% (±12.4 points)	21.6% (±3.5 points)	25.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	86 (±44)	2,694 (±463)	183,060 (±2,623)	45,017,354
Owning households	198 (±61)	9,793 (±458)	545,595 (±3,466)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$16,389 (±$6,968)	$27,672 (±$4,509)	$33,142 (±$752)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,667 (±$20,525)	$69,096 (±$3,149)	$70,961 (±$731)	$100,009

In Cameron, the renter share is not measurably different from Marshall County (21.6%).

It is not measurably different from West Virginia (25.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Marshall County, Cameron ranks 3 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 117 of 272.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Cameron has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	22.6% (±12.2 points)	30.3% (±12.4 points)	+7.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$779 (±$351)	$439 (±$50)	−43.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$22,188 (±$14,281)	$43,750 (±$12,193)	+97.2%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Cameron

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cameron
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cameron	—	30.3% (±12.4 points)	—
Aleppo Township (Greene County)	5.8 mi	25.0% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Springhill Township (Greene County)	7.1 mi	18.5% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Richhill Township	8.4 mi	18.5% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Freeport Township	9.7 mi	17.6% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Jackson Township (Greene County)	11 mi	11.3% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Moundsville	11 mi	28.9% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Hundred	12 mi	19.7% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Gray Township	12 mi	18.4% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jackson Township (Greene County), PA (11.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Marshall County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Benwood	36.7% (±9.1 points)
2	McMechen	35.9% (±11.5 points)
3	Cameron	30.3% (±12.4 points)
4	Moundsville	28.9% (±7.7 points)
5	Glen Dale	14.9% (±5.2 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cameron

How many renters are there in Cameron?

Cameron has an estimated 86 (±44) renting households, 30.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cameron?

In Cameron, the share of households that rent went from 22.6% in 2015–2019 to 30.3% in 2020–2024 (+7.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cameron?

A renting household in Cameron has 1.7 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cameron?

The median renting household in Cameron, WV has an income of $16,389 (±$6,968) a year, against $61,667 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Cameron city, West Virginia (place:12484, in state:54).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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