Housing market/West Virginia/ZIP 25301
ZIP 25301 Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston, WV 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 25301 · WV
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 25301 — Charleston, 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 25301
- 1-unit detached20412.4%
- 1-unit attached402.4%
- 2–4 units22113.5%
- 5–49 units61937.7%
- 50+ units53932.9%
- Mobile171.0%
2–4 unit share 13.5% · 5–49 unit share 37.7% · combined 2–49 51.2%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $488 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $387.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 43.9%; ≥50% 10.9%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $940 (1.926× ACS median gross rent).
Population
2,454 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -4.2%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 6 projects, 300 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 4 properties, 345 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 25301 82.0% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 14.9%; ACS median gross rent is $488; population changed -4.2% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 221 units in 2–4-unit structures and 619 units in 5–49-unit structures; 6 LIHTC projects totaling 300 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $940 versus ACS median gross rent of $488. 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 25301 is a Census / HUD profile for Charleston, WV. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 25301 — Charleston, 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 25301?
ZIP 25301 (Charleston, WV HUD Metro FMR Area) has 2,454 residents, 1,396 households, a renter share of 82.0%, median household income of $21,063, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $488. Vacancy is 14.9%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 25301?
ACS counts 34 units in 2-unit buildings, 187 in 3–4 unit buildings, 136 in 5–9, 189 in 10–19, and 294 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 840 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 25301?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $940. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 25301 — Charleston, WV HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this West Virginia ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 25301 is Census / HUD research for Charleston, WV 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.