Housing market/West Virginia/ZIP 25514
ZIP 25514 Fort Gay, West Virginia
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area · West Virginia. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 25514 · WV
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 25514 — Fort Gay, WV HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 25514
- 1-unit detached88746.7%
- 2–4 units884.6%
- 5–49 units532.8%
- Mobile87145.9%
2–4 unit share 4.6% · 5–49 unit share 2.8% · combined 2–49 7.4%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $908 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $520.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 24.5%; ≥50% 10.1%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,080 (1.189× ACS median gross rent).
Population
3,841 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +10.7%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 1 projects, 32 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 6 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 25514 21.6% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 22.6%; ACS median gross rent is $908; population increased +10.7% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 88 units in 2–4-unit structures and 53 units in 5–49-unit structures; 1 LIHTC projects totaling 32 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,080 versus ACS median gross rent of $908. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
West Virginia research
ZIP 25514 is a Census / HUD profile for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, WV. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 25514 — Fort Gay, WV HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·West Virginia ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is West Virginia research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 25514?
ZIP 25514 (Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area) has 3,841 residents, 1,469 households, a renter share of 21.6%, median household income of $53,179, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $908. Vacancy is 22.6%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 25514?
ACS counts 46 units in 2-unit buildings, 42 in 3–4 unit buildings, 53 in 5–9, 0 in 10–19, and 0 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 141 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 25514?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,080. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 25514 — Fort Gay, WV HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this West Virginia ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 25514 is Census / HUD research for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list West Virginia property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.