Population
398 residents
Census ACS 2023 - West Virginia
City profile · West Virginia · Census ACS 2023
Stollings, WV
Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Stollings - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
- 398
- Residents
- $43,548
- Median income
- $869
- Median rent (state)
Stollings - the verdict
Stollings ranks in the 11th percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.
- 11th
- percentile, household income
- 2nd
- percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Stollings, WV
West Virginia's Stollings is a small town, with 398 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Median household income here is $43,548 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 0.0%. The median resident age is 51.3 years. Educational attainment runs 10.8% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 34.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Living costs in West Virginia run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, West Virginia scores 89.5 (Well Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $869 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $220 across West Virginia, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 79.2 out of 100 (High).
Median Household Income
$43,548 /yr
Poverty 0.0%
Cost of Living Index (state)
89.5 (US=100)
Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, West Virginia average
How does Stollings compare to other US cities?
Stollings measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income 11% higher than other cities
Median rent 2% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Stollings against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to West Virginia only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
West Virginia-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Stollings near the bottom of West Virginia's cities
Among the 390 West Virginia cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Stollings ranks #253 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Stollings only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#228 of 330
31st percentile in West Virginia
Median Gross Rent
#253 of 390
0th percentile in West Virginia
Poverty Rate
#312 of 389
0th percentile in West Virginia
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#259 of 390
33rd percentile in West Virginia
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within West Virginia only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
11th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 10.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL) 0.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+) 34.0%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
398
Median Income
$43,548
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
51.3
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Labor force participation
34.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
10.8%
Commute Patterns
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
71.1%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
28.9%
Work from Home
0.0%
Based on 90 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
State-average estimates for West Virginia - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Electricity
$110
avg/month
Natural Gas
$72
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$38
avg/month
Total Utilities
$220
estimated/month
Estimates reflect West Virginia state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Cost of living is a West Virginia state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Stollings sits in
Cost of Living Index
89.5
Well Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$869/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
79.2 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)
Similar Cities in West Virginia
Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide
Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Stollings's 398 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).
Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide
Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Stollings's $43,548 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).
Race & Ethnicity Composition
City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.
How Stollings compares to nearby West Virginia cities
Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).
Census ACS 5-year FIPS WV OMB Bulletin 23-01
What do people ask about Stollings, WV?
What is the population of Stollings, WV? +
Stollings, WV has a population of 398 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in Stollings, WV? +
Median annual household income in Stollings runs $43,548, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
What is the cost of living in Stollings? +
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Stollings; the closest available measure is the West Virginia state average, a cost of living index of 89.5 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within West Virginia vary by metro area.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
Citation & verification links
Data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCitiesEvery figure on PlainCities is rendered directly from Census ACS source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on Census ACS source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.