How many renters in Teays Valley, WV pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Teays Valley, WV, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.7% (±23.8 points) of renting households in Teays Valley, WV spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.7% (±23.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 40.4% (±18.0 points)
Median share of income: 32.1% (±6.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Teays Valley

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Teays Valley	Putnam County	West Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	8.9% (±6.7 points)	10.6%	15.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	18.8% (±12.6 points)	19.1%	12.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	2.4% (±4.3 points)	14.8%	12.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	13.2% (±9.0 points)	11.8%	10.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	16.3% (±15.5 points)	8.4%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	40.4% (±18.0 points)	35.4%	39.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Teays Valley against Putnam County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Teays Valley	Putnam County	West Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.7% (±23.8 points)	43.8% (±9.5 points)	48.8% (±1.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	40.4% (±18.0 points)	35.4% (±8.2 points)	39.0% (±1.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.1% (±6.3 points)	27.4% (±3.1 points)	29.4% (±0.7 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$40,060 (±$16,625)	$40,380 (±$7,240)	$33,142 (±$752)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,102 (±$81)	$952 (±$81)	$872 (±$8)	$1,413

In Teays Valley, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Putnam County (43.8%).

It is not measurably different from West Virginia (48.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Putnam County, Teays Valley ranks 2 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 92 of 267.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Teays Valley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Teays Valley
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Teays Valley	—	56.7% (±23.8 points)	—
Hurricane	5.3 mi	29.5% (±12.7 points)	Lower
Winfield	5.9 mi	45.2% (±24.2 points)	Not measurably different
Eleanor	6.2 mi	36.0% (±22.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bancroft	6.3 mi	49.0% (±41.7 points)	Not measurably different
Poca	6.4 mi	63.2% (±44.1 points)	Not measurably different
Nitro	6.8 mi	48.1% (±18.9 points)	Not measurably different
St. Albans	7.5 mi	49.3% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Culloden	8.2 mi	43.6% (±33.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hurricane, WV (29.5%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Putnam County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Poca	63.2% (±44.1 points)
2	Teays Valley	56.7% (±23.8 points)
3	Buffalo	51.4% (±58.2 points)
4	Bancroft	49.0% (±41.7 points)
5	Winfield	45.2% (±24.2 points)
6	Eleanor	36.0% (±22.8 points)
7	Hurricane	29.5% (±12.7 points)

Teays Valley is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Teays Valley

Are renters in Teays Valley rent-burdened?

56.7% of renting households in Teays Valley pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Teays Valley spend on rent?

The median renting household in Teays Valley, WV spends 32.1% (±6.3 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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