What percentage of people rent in Mason, WV?

Name: Renters and owners in Mason, WV, 2020–2024
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29.8% (±11.6 points) of the occupied homes in Mason, WV are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 114 renting households against 269 that own their home.

In Mason, the share of households that rent went from 16.1% in 2015–2019 to 29.8% in 2020–2024 (+13.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.8% (±11.6 points)
Renting households: 114 (±50)

Who rents and who owns in Mason

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mason	Mason County	West Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.8% (±11.6 points)	18.2% (±3.1 points)	25.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	114 (±50)	1,854 (±334)	183,060 (±2,623)	45,017,354
Owning households	269 (±87)	8,357 (±425)	545,595 (±3,466)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±1.0)	2.1 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$31,798 (±$6,208)	$33,142 (±$752)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$47,824 (±$13,457)	$56,315 (±$10,131)	$70,961 (±$731)	$100,009

In Mason, the renter share is not measurably different from Mason County (18.2%).

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

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

In Mason County, Mason ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 124 of 272.

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

How renting in Mason 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	16.1% (±9.5 points)	29.8% (±11.6 points)	+13.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$674 (±$245)	$983 (±$244)	+45.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$27,383 (±$8,470)	$45,893 (±$11,258)	+67.6%	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 Mason

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mason
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mason	—	29.8% (±11.6 points)	—
Pomeroy	1.3 mi	40.3% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Middleport	2.3 mi	39.0% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hartford City	2.8 mi	12.4% (±10.9 points)	Lower
Syracuse	3.5 mi	36.7% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Salisbury Township	3.9 mi	33.7% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
New Haven	4.0 mi	18.6% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Rutland	5.4 mi	20.1% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different
Cheshire	6.3 mi	40.3% (±22.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hartford City, WV (12.4%).

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

Households that rent across Mason County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Leon	60.3% (±31.9 points)
2	Point Pleasant	37.3% (±11.6 points)
3	Mason	29.8% (±11.6 points)
4	Henderson	27.1% (±18.0 points)
5	New Haven	18.6% (±9.4 points)
6	Hartford City	12.4% (±10.9 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 Mason

How many renters are there in Mason?

Mason has an estimated 114 (±50) renting households, 29.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mason?

In Mason, the share of households that rent went from 16.1% in 2015–2019 to 29.8% in 2020–2024 (+13.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mason?

A renting household in Mason has 2.5 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned 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 Mason town, West Virginia (place:52180, 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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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.