What percentage of people rent in Mount Hope, WV?

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Hope, WV, 2020–2024
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48.5% (±9.9 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Hope, WV are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 318 renting households against 338 that own their home.

In Mount Hope, the share of households that rent went from 40.1% in 2015–2019 to 48.5% in 2020–2024 (+8.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 48.5% (±9.9 points)
Renting households: 318 (±89)
Median renter income: $18,182 (±$7,917)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Hope

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Hope	Fayette County	West Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	48.5% (±9.9 points)	22.3% (±2.5 points)	25.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	318 (±89)	3,561 (±417)	183,060 (±2,623)	45,017,354
Owning households	338 (±71)	12,387 (±508)	545,595 (±3,466)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$18,182 (±$7,917)	$26,712 (±$8,564)	$33,142 (±$752)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$60,962 (±$22,939)	$61,176 (±$3,047)	$70,961 (±$731)	$100,009

In Mount Hope, the renter share is higher than in Fayette County (22.3%).

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

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

In Fayette County, Mount Hope ranks 3 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 33 of 272.

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

How renting in Mount Hope 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	40.1% (±8.0 points)	48.5% (±9.9 points)	+8.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$268 (±$60)	$549 (±$172)	+104.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$23,333 (±$7,603)	$34,375 (±$18,426)	+47.3%	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 Mount Hope

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Hope
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Hope	—	48.5% (±9.9 points)	—
Bradley	3.1 mi	30.6% (±23.1 points)	Not measurably different
Prosperity	4.3 mi	8.1% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Pax	5.2 mi	32.1% (±30.8 points)	Not measurably different
Oak Hill	5.4 mi	26.3% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Stanaford	6.0 mi	25.6% (±14.2 points)	Lower
Thurmond	6.7 mi	100.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Beckley	8.6 mi	44.6% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mabscott	9.1 mi	29.7% (±11.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Prosperity, WV (8.1%), Oak Hill, WV (26.3%), Stanaford, WV (25.6%).

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

Households that rent across Fayette County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Thurmond	100.0% (±100.0 points)
2	Montgomery	62.9% (±9.0 points)
3	Mount Hope	48.5% (±9.9 points)
4	Gauley Bridge	38.3% (±21.9 points)
5	Pax	32.1% (±30.8 points)
6	Ansted	28.1% (±14.0 points)
7	Fayetteville	26.5% (±10.0 points)
8	Oak Hill	26.3% (±5.8 points)
9	Smithers	24.1% (±13.5 points)

Showing 9 of 10 places in Fayette 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 Mount Hope

How many renters are there in Mount Hope?

Mount Hope has an estimated 318 (±89) renting households, 48.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Hope?

In Mount Hope, the share of households that rent went from 40.1% in 2015–2019 to 48.5% in 2020–2024 (+8.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mount Hope?

A renting household in Mount Hope has 2.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mount Hope?

The median renting household in Mount Hope, WV has an income of $18,182 (±$7,917) a year, against $60,962 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 Mount Hope city, West Virginia (place:56404, 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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