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39.42° N · 80.19° W · GEOID 5486620

White Hall

Marion County, West Virginia · part of the Fairmont, WV metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

White Hall is home to 946 people. Median household income is $76,667 a year and median rent is $1,060 a month, 16.6% 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 $286,700, about 3.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,060
22% below the median place
Median household income
$76,667
5% below the median place
Median home value
$286,700
10% below the median place
Unemployment
4.8%
2% 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 White Hall

  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 225 hours a year commuting, more than in 91% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 28 West Virginia places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 8.2% a year while rent rose 3.5%, so pay gained on rent more than in 86% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 31 West Virginia places.
  • Half the homes were built after 1996, newer housing than in 85% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 31 West Virginia places.
  • Public schools here have 11.5 students per teacher, fewer than in 84% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 25 West Virginia places.
  • 5.9% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 81% of places its size.
01

Moving to White Hall

Marion County gains about 3.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,101
Moved out1,947
Net+154

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Taylor County, WV112114−2
Preston County, WV3139−8
Lewis County, WV36

Within West Virginia, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within West VirginiaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$48K
Leavers$53K

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

Who moves here
5.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Marion County report $47,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $53,400, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$42,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,060 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,465 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $286,700.
Getting to work
33 minutes each way on average; 11.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Mandan, ND matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in6
$47,855
32% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$53,445
24% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWhite HallAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.5%5% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure3.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$47,85532% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$53,44524% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1996, 1% above the median place.

White Hall16.6%
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
$42,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.6%
19% below the median place
Home price to income
3.7x
2% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$64,300
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
1996
1% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
32% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,772
46% below the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureWhite HallAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,06022% below
Rent to income116.6%19% below
Property tax rate10.6%32% below
Home price to income13.7x2% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,07134% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,77246% below
Median home value1$286,70010% below
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure0.4%87% below
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure33.8%34% below
Homeownership157.5%13% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure43.7%14% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,46522% below
Vacant homes1County figure11.2%58% above
Median year built119961% above
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%)
Mean commute1
33 min
34% above the median place
Poverty rate1
5.9%
45% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home11.5% −8%
Income per person$41,827 +4%
Median household income$76,667 −5%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWhite HallAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$76,6675% below
Income per person1$41,8274% above
Unemployment1County figure4.8%2% below
Average annual pay4County figure$56,96014% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure5.4%46% above
Jobs4County figure17,37488% below
Poverty rate15.9%45% below
Mean commute133 min34% above
Works from home111.5%8% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 97.4%, 6% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
97.4%
6% above the median place
Median age1
35.3
9% below the median place
Population change since 20205
-0.7%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher94.2% +2%
No health insurance5.3% −17%
Household size2.5 −2%
Bachelor's or higher31.4% −2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureWhite HallAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population19466646th largest
Population change since 20205-0.7%below (median 1.1%)
Median age135.39% below
Bachelor's or higher131.4%2% below
High school or higher194.2%2% above
Household size12.52% below
Born abroad1County figure0.8%90% below
No health insurance15.3%17% below
Homes with broadband197.4%6% above
05

Life in White Hall

24 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.7 −5%
Shops33.1 +9%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.7 +39%
Doctors' offices and clinics14.8 −27%
Child care centers2.3 +0%

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

Public schools9
1
89% below the median place
Public school students9
184
96% below the median place
Students per teacher9
11.5
25% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureWhite HallAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9189% below
Public school students918496% below
Students per teacher911.525% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure19.75% below
Shops per 10k7County figure33.19% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure5.739% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure14.827% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.30% above
National Register listings8County figure2485% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 37.8, 58% 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 White Hall. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk11
37.8
58% below the median place
Tornado risk11
30.9
62% below the median place
Wildfire risk11
30.2
51% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureWhite HallAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure84°F4% below
January average low10County figure22°F13% below
Average temperature10County figure53°F4% below
Annual precipitation10County figure46.2 in5% above
Natural hazard risk11County figure71.523% below
Hurricane risk11County figure58.817% below
Tornado risk11County figure30.962% below
Wildfire risk11County figure30.251% below
Heat wave risk11County figure37.858% below
08

White Hall 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 17% 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$1,060/mo (2024)$1,340/mo$1,100 to $1,640/mo+4.0%
Median household income$76,667 (2024)$98,000$83,000 to $116,000+4.2%
Median home value$286,700 (2024)$413,000$300,000 to $569,000+6.3%
Population700 (2025)700670 to 730+0.1%

The median home would be worth 4.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.7 now.

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

09

Places like White Hall

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

PlaceRentIncome
Mandan, ND$1,083$71,780Compare
Fountain Inn, SC$1,184$73,585Compare
Sauk Rapids, MN$964$71,841Compare
Elizabethtown, PA$1,174$76,105Compare
Elizabethtown, PASauk Rapids, MNFountain Inn, SCMandan, NDWhite Hall, WVWhite HallMandanFountain InnSauk RapidsElizabethtownWhite HallMandanFountain InnSauk RapidsElizabethtown

Common questions

Is White Hall a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 225 hours a year commuting, more than in 91% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 28 West Virginia places. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 8.2% a year while rent rose 3.5%, so pay gained on rent more than in 86% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 31 West Virginia places. On cost, space and class size it scores 77 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is White Hall expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.6% 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 $286,700.

What salary do you need to live in White Hall?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $42,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to White Hall?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Mandan, ND, Fountain Inn, SC, Sauk Rapids, MN and Elizabethtown, PA.

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. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 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
  11. 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 White Hall with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for White Hall itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/white-hall-west-virginia

Citytistics. “White Hall, West Virginia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/white-hall-west-virginia/

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