What percentage of people rent in East Bank, WV?

Name: Renters and owners in East Bank, WV, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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25.5% (±10.9 points) of the occupied homes in East Bank, WV are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 82 renting households against 239 that own their home.

In East Bank, the share of households that rent went from 16.2% in 2015–2019 to 25.5% in 2020–2024 (+9.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.5% (±10.9 points)
Renting households: 82 (±37)
Median renter income: $31,250 (±$23,596)

Who rents and who owns in East Bank

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Bank	Kanawha County	West Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.5% (±10.9 points)	28.9% (±1.3 points)	25.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	82 (±37)	22,131 (±1,043)	183,060 (±2,623)	45,017,354
Owning households	239 (±90)	54,328 (±1,123)	545,595 (±3,466)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,250 (±$23,596)	$35,630 (±$2,517)	$33,142 (±$752)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$88,484 (±$8,215)	$71,858 (±$2,246)	$70,961 (±$731)	$100,009

In East Bank, the renter share is not measurably different from Kanawha County (28.9%).

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

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

In Kanawha County, East Bank ranks 9 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 157 of 272.

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

How renting in East Bank 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	16.2% (±8.8 points)	25.5% (±10.9 points)	+9.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$717 (±$311)	$908 (±$97)	+26.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,909 (±$13,079)	$72,875 (±$32,424)	+58.7%	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 East Bank

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Bank
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Bank	—	25.5% (±10.9 points)	—
Cedar Grove	0.6 mi	11.3% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Glasgow	1.4 mi	19.8% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Pratt	3.1 mi	22.1% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Handley	4.1 mi	3.8% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Chesapeake	5.0 mi	22.4% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Belle	5.2 mi	23.5% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Montgomery	7.4 mi	62.9% (±9.0 points)	Higher
Marmet	7.4 mi	32.5% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Handley, WV (3.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Montgomery, WV (62.9%).

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

Households that rent across Kanawha County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Charleston	36.7% (±2.5 points)
4	Marmet	32.5% (±8.8 points)
5	Pinch	29.6% (±13.4 points)
6	South Charleston	29.4% (±5.1 points)
7	St. Albans	28.2% (±4.7 points)
8	Cross Lanes	26.3% (±8.3 points)
9 (tie)	East Bank	25.5% (±10.9 points)
9 (tie)	Nitro	25.5% (±7.5 points)
11	Belle	23.5% (±8.2 points)
12	Chesapeake	22.4% (±6.8 points)
13	Pratt	22.1% (±11.8 points)
14	Clendenin	22.0% (±19.6 points)
15	Sissonville	21.1% (±8.6 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Kanawha County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 East Bank

How many renters are there in East Bank?

East Bank has an estimated 82 (±37) renting households, 25.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Bank?

In East Bank, the share of households that rent went from 16.2% in 2015–2019 to 25.5% in 2020–2024 (+9.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Bank?

A renting household in East Bank has 2.2 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Bank?

The median renting household in East Bank, WV has an income of $31,250 (±$23,596) a year, against $88,484 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 East Bank town, West Virginia (place:23092, 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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