What percentage of people rent in Glen Dale, WV?

Name: Renters and owners in Glen Dale, WV, 2020–2024
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14.9% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in Glen Dale, WV are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 105 renting households against 601 that own their home.

In Glen Dale, the share of households that rent went from 21.4% in 2015–2019 to 14.9% in 2020–2024 (−6.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.9% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 105 (±37)
Median renter income: $37,083 (±$31,602)

Who rents and who owns in Glen Dale

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Glen Dale	Marshall County	West Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.9% (±5.2 points)	21.6% (±3.5 points)	25.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	105 (±37)	2,694 (±463)	183,060 (±2,623)	45,017,354
Owning households	601 (±106)	9,793 (±458)	545,595 (±3,466)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,083 (±$31,602)	$27,672 (±$4,509)	$33,142 (±$752)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$91,458 (±$9,067)	$69,096 (±$3,149)	$70,961 (±$731)	$100,009

In Glen Dale, the renter share is lower than in Marshall County (21.6%).

It is also lower than in West Virginia (25.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

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

Statewide, it ranks 221 of 272.

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

How renting in Glen Dale 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	21.4% (±5.4 points)	14.9% (±5.2 points)	−6.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$681 (±$104)	$839 (±$173)	+23.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,942 (±$12,060)	$82,308 (±$15,327)	+39.6%	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 Glen Dale

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Glen Dale
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Glen Dale	—	14.9% (±5.2 points)	—
Shadyside	1.8 mi	27.0% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Moundsville	1.8 mi	28.9% (±7.7 points)	Higher
Mead Township	2.3 mi	21.6% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
McMechen	3.0 mi	35.9% (±11.5 points)	Higher
Benwood	4.2 mi	36.7% (±9.1 points)	Higher
Bellaire	4.9 mi	46.8% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Pultney Township	5.1 mi	28.0% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Powhatan Point	6.5 mi	36.3% (±9.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Shadyside, OH (27.0%), Moundsville, WV (28.9%), McMechen, WV (35.9%).

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 Glen Dale

How many renters are there in Glen Dale?

Glen Dale has an estimated 105 (±37) renting households, 14.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Glen Dale?

In Glen Dale, the share of households that rent went from 21.4% in 2015–2019 to 14.9% in 2020–2024 (−6.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Glen Dale?

A renting household in Glen Dale has 2.3 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Glen Dale?

The median renting household in Glen Dale, WV has an income of $37,083 (±$31,602) a year, against $91,458 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 Glen Dale city, West Virginia (place:31492, 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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