What percentage of people rent in Oak Hill, WV?

Name: Renters and owners in Oak Hill, WV, 2020–2024
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26.3% (±5.8 points) of the occupied homes in Oak Hill, WV are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 881 renting households against 2,463 that own their home.

In Oak Hill, the share of households that rent went from 30.7% in 2015–2019 to 26.3% in 2020–2024 (−4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.3% (±5.8 points)
Renting households: 881 (±210)
Median renter income: $25,063 (±$12,407)

Who rents and who owns in Oak Hill

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oak Hill	Fayette County	West Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.3% (±5.8 points)	22.3% (±2.5 points)	25.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	881 (±210)	3,561 (±417)	183,060 (±2,623)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,463 (±247)	12,387 (±508)	545,595 (±3,466)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$25,063 (±$12,407)	$26,712 (±$8,564)	$33,142 (±$752)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,390 (±$7,009)	$61,176 (±$3,047)	$70,961 (±$731)	$100,009

In Oak Hill, the renter share is not measurably different from Fayette County (22.3%).

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

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

In Fayette County, Oak Hill ranks 8 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 149 of 272.

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

How renting in Oak Hill 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	30.7% (±5.0 points)	26.3% (±5.8 points)	−4.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$650 (±$89)	$847 (±$86)	+30.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$39,296 (±$5,502)	$52,466 (±$5,782)	+33.5%	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 Oak Hill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oak Hill
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oak Hill	—	26.3% (±5.8 points)	—
Thurmond	4.4 mi	100.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Hope	5.4 mi	48.5% (±9.9 points)	Higher
Fayetteville	6.7 mi	26.5% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pax	7.4 mi	32.1% (±30.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bradley	8.0 mi	30.6% (±23.1 points)	Not measurably different
Prosperity	9.7 mi	8.1% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Stanaford	11 mi	25.6% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Ansted	11 mi	28.1% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Prosperity, WV (8.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mount Hope, WV (48.5%).

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
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)
10	Meadow Bridge	15.6% (±11.6 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 Oak Hill

How many renters are there in Oak Hill?

Oak Hill has an estimated 881 (±210) renting households, 26.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oak Hill?

In Oak Hill, the share of households that rent went from 30.7% in 2015–2019 to 26.3% in 2020–2024 (−4.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Oak Hill?

A renting household in Oak Hill has 2.2 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oak Hill?

The median renting household in Oak Hill, WV has an income of $25,063 (±$12,407) a year, against $61,390 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 Oak Hill city, West Virginia (place:60028, 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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