Housing data for Fort Gay, WV
Fort Gay, WV has an estimated 437 residents and 354 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Wayne County.
57.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $726 a month.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−51.0%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 437 (±172)
- Housing units
- 354 (±107)
- Households that rent
- 57.1%
- Median gross rent
- $726
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −51.0%
What stands out in Fort Gay
Households that rent: 57.1% (±14.6 points) in Fort Gay, higher than in Wayne County (21.4%).
Median home value: $62,300 (±$8,071) in Fort Gay, lower than in Wayne County ($127,100).
Median gross rent: $726 (±$167) in Fort Gay, lower than in Wayne County ($915).
Homes built before 1980: 40.0% (±16.1 points) in Fort Gay, lower than in Wayne County (57.9%).
Housing in Fort Gay at a glance
- Median rent: $726 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $812 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 68.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 57.1% of households rent
- Home values: $62,300 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Homeowner costs: $1,417 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Property taxes: $473 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Types of homes: 1.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 51.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 40.0% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 7.6% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 50.0% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 29.9 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: −51.0% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 26.4% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 2.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Fort Gay against Wayne County, its state and the nation
| Fort Gay | Wayne County | West Virginia | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 437 (±172) | 38,164 (exact) | 1,778,373 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 354 (±107) | 18,263 (±31) | 861,325 (±394) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 57.1% (±14.6 points) | 21.4% (±2.7 points) | 25.1% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $726 (±$167) | $915 (±$52) | $872 (±$8) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | — | $58,878 (±$6,222) | $59,608 (±$691) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $62,300 (±$8,071) | $127,100 (±$12,784) | $162,600 (±$1,346) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $473 (±$118) | $594 (±$47) | $865 (±$9) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 40.0% (±16.1 points) | 57.9% (±4.5 points) | 55.9% (±0.6 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 29.9 minutes (±11.3) | 25.3 minutes (±1.6) | 26.6 minutes (±0.3) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 85.4% (±12.4 points) | 85.5% (±2.2 points) | 86.1% (±0.3 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 44.0 years (±11.3) | 44.8 years (±0.3) | 42.7 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Fort Gay covers 0.8 square miles of land, about 530 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Fort Gay has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 891 (±218) | 437 (±172) | −51.0% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 476 (±85) | 354 (±107) | −25.6% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $564 (±$121) | $726 (±$167) | +28.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $80,000 (±$35,888) | $62,300 (±$8,071) | −22.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $936 (±$72) | $1,417 (±$768) | +51.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $424 (±$112) | $473 (±$118) | +11.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 51.0% (±11.5 points) | 57.1% (±14.6 points) | +6.1 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 5.7% (±6.8 points) | 7.6% (±13.5 points) | +1.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
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.
Crime reported to police in Wayne County
Fort Gay has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Wayne County as a whole.
In 2024, the police departments that report for Wayne County recorded 44 violent and 251 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Fort Gay
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa | 1.5 mi | $488 | $120,500 | 41.8% |
| Wayne | 11 mi | $789 | $82,100 | 54.5% |
| Blaine | 15 mi | $733 | $252,800 | 26.1% |
| Lavalette | 16 mi | — | $190,200 | 25.1% |
| Inez | 18 mi | $533 | $70,900 | 27.9% |
| Cannonsburg | 19 mi | $864 | $179,900 | 38.0% |
| Ceredo | 19 mi | $765 | $126,800 | 29.5% |
| Kenova | 19 mi | $647 | $109,000 | 47.0% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Fort Gay, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $858 | $864 | $1,006 | $1,287 | $1,393 |
HUD income limits for Fort Gay, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $17,500 | $29,200 | $46,700 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $33,350 | $53,350 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $37,500 | $60,000 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $41,650 | $66,650 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $45,000 | $72,000 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $48,350 | $77,350 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $51,650 | $82,650 |
| 8 people | $55,000 | $55,000 | $88,000 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $83,300.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Fort Gay
What is the average rent in Fort Gay, WV?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Fort Gay is $726 (±$167) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
Are renters in Fort Gay rent-burdened?
68.6% of renting households in Fort Gay pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Fort Gay?
Fort Gay has an estimated 121 (±54) renting households, 57.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Fort Gay?
Fort Gay, WV has an estimated 354 (±107) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common home size in Fort Gay?
The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 42.7% of homes in Fort Gay, WV.
How old are most homes in Fort Gay?
40.0% of homes in Fort Gay, WV were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Fort Gay growing?
In Fort Gay, the number of residents went from 891 in 2015–2019 to 437 in 2020–2024 (−51.0%), a measurable decrease.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fort Gay town, West Virginia
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fort Gay town, West Virginia
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fort Gay town, West Virginia
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fort Gay town, West Virginia
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fort Gay town, West Virginia
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Fort Gay town, West Virginia
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Fort Gay town, West Virginia
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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) for Fort Gay town, West Virginia (place:28516, in state:54).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .