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39.25° N · 80.31° W · GEOID 5477188

Stonewood

Harrison County, West Virginia · part of the Clarksburg, WV metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Stonewood is home to 2,212 people. Median household income is $54,792 a year and median rent is $749 a month, 16.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $154,200, about 2.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$749
45% below the median place
Median household income
$54,792
32% below the median place
Median home value
$154,200
52% below the median place
Unemployment
4.0%
18% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Stonewood

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 3.7% a year while rent rose -4.8%, so pay gained on rent more than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 31 West Virginia places.
  • Only 17% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 30 West Virginia places.
  • Median rent is $749 a month, lower than in 93% of places its size.
  • The population has fallen 3.9% since 2020, a steeper drop than in 91% of places its size.
  • The median home is valued at $154,200, less than in 83% of places its size.
01

Moving to Stonewood

Harrison County gains about 4.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,350
Moved out2,117
Net+233

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Taylor County, WV162170−8
Lewis County, WV171107+64
Doddridge County, WV124115+9
Barbour County, WV6659+7

Within West Virginia, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within West VirginiaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$52K
Leavers$60K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Harrison County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
0.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Harrison County report $52,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $60,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$30,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $749 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,351 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $154,200.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 8.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Latrobe, PA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
0.0%
below the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in6
$52,378
26% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureStonewoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year10.0%below (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure4.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$52,37826% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$60,29914% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 17.5%, 65% below the median place.

Stonewood16.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$29,960
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.4%
20% below the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
26% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$46,000
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
17.5%
65% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$911
72% below the median place
Median home value1
$154,200
52% below the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureStonewoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$74945% below
Rent to income116.4%20% below
Property tax rate10.6%35% below
Home price to income12.8x26% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,00538% below
Property tax paid (median)1$91172% below
Median home value1$154,20052% below
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure1.7%48% below
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure29.6%43% below
Homeownership171.5%8% above
Renters paying 30%+117.5%65% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,35128% below
Vacant homes19.8%38% above
Median year built119591% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$54,792
32% below the median place
Income per person1
$29,072
27% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureStonewoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$54,79232% below
Income per person1$29,07227% below
Unemployment1County figure4.0%18% below
Average annual pay4County figure$65,7440% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs4County figure37,41475% below
Poverty rate1County figure14.4%33% above
Mean commute120 min22% below
Works from home1County figure8.3%33% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Population change since 2020 is -3.9%, below the median place (median 1.1%).

Population change since 20205
-3.9%
below the median place (median 1.1%)
Homes with broadband1
94.6%
2% above the median place
Median age1
40.8
5% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher25.9% −19%
No health insurance5.7% −11%
High school or higher93.5% +1%
Household size2.5 +2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureStonewoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,2126646th largest
Population change since 20205-3.9%below (median 1.1%)
Median age140.85% above
Bachelor's or higher125.9%19% below
High school or higher193.5%1% above
Household size12.52% above
Born abroad1County figure1.2%86% below
No health insurance15.7%11% below
Homes with broadband194.6%2% above
05

Life in Stonewood

22 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents9.0 −11%
Playgrounds per 10k9.0 −4%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9.0 −19%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi7.3 34.7×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.1 +21%
Shops42.2 +39%
Arts, recreation and fitness8.0 +95%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.9 −1%
Child care centers3.2 +39%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
8.0
95% above the median place
Shops per 10k7
42.2
39% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
25.1
21% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureStonewoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure26189% above
Public school students10County figure9,41492% above
Students per teacher10County figure12.916% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure25.121% above
Shops per 10k7County figure42.239% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure8.095% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure19.91% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure3.239% above
Parks per 10k89.011% below
Playgrounds per 10k89.04% below
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k89.019% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi87.3above (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure2269% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 39.4, 56% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Stonewood. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk12
39.4
56% below the median place
Wildfire risk12
25.2
59% below the median place
Tornado risk12
35.0
57% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureStonewoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure84°F3% below
January average low11County figure22°F12% below
Average temperature11County figure53°F3% below
Annual precipitation11County figure47.7 in9% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure73.620% below
Hurricane risk12County figure60.614% below
Tornado risk12County figure35.057% below
Wildfire risk12County figure25.259% below
Heat wave risk12County figure39.456% below
08

Stonewood in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 16% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$749/mo (2024)$920/mo$760 to $1,120/mo+3.5%
Median household income$54,792 (2024)$68,500$58,000 to $81,000+3.8%
Median home value$154,200 (2024)$222,000$161,000 to $306,000+6.3%
Population1,743 (2025)1,7201,650 to 1,790−0.3%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Stonewood

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Latrobe, PA$750$56,318Compare
McCook, NE$823$56,917Compare
Tuscumbia, AL$748$59,143Compare
Jamestown, ND$773$56,554Compare
Jamestown, NDTuscumbia, ALMcCook, NELatrobe, PAStonewood, WVStonewoodLatrobeMcCookTuscumbiaJamestownStonewoodLatrobeMcCookTuscumbiaJamestown

Common questions

Is Stonewood a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 3.7% a year while rent rose -4.8%, so pay gained on rent more than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 31 West Virginia places. Only 17% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 30 West Virginia places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Stonewood expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $154,200.

What salary do you need to live in Stonewood?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $29,960 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Stonewood?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Latrobe, PA, McCook, NE, Tuscumbia, AL and Jamestown, ND.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Stonewood with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Stonewood itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/stonewood-west-virginia

Citytistics. “Stonewood, West Virginia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/stonewood-west-virginia/

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