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Household stress question

Is Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV financially stressful?

A direct, data-backed answer using income, poverty exposure, housing burden, safety-net reliance, and income trend indicators where the public dataset supports it.

Household financial stress

56

/ 100

V2 relative score

Higher scores indicate higher household stress relative to the selected geography scope.

Direct answer

It is near the middle for household financial stress.

Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV has a household financial stress score of 56, near the middle of comparable city-level locations. The current data does not show unusually high or unusually low household stress relative to peers. This answer uses city-level household stress data for Mount Gay-Shamrock where the public dataset supports it.

Top drivers in this score

  • Households under 200% poverty

    46.2%

    Risk pressure percentile: 77

  • Rent-burdened households (30%+)

    50.9%

    Risk pressure percentile: 74

  • Households receiving SNAP

    16.6%

    Risk pressure percentile: 69

How this compares

Relative risk score55.8
Median (city-level locations)49.9
Delta vs median+5.9

Approximate percentile: 56 of 100

Coverage and confidence

Scope usedCity-level (place)
Metric coverage6/6
ConfidenceHigh confidence

Most core metrics are available at city level.

Key signals

  • Median household income$51,740
  • Households under 200% poverty46.2%
  • Rent-burdened households (30%+)50.9%
  • Mortgage-burdened households (30%+)13.5%
  • Households receiving SNAP16.6%
  • Income trend (YoY)+5.5%

Coverage: City-level (place) | Source: ACS 2024 5-year | 2024

Why this matters

Household financial stress shows whether local conditions leave households with less room for unexpected costs. It is not a judgment about personal choices; it is a measure of external financial pressure in the local data.

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Common follow-up questions

Is Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV financially stressful?

Mount Gay-Shamrock, WV has a household financial stress score of 56, near the middle of comparable city-level locations. The current data does not show unusually high or unusually low household stress relative to peers. This answer uses city-level household stress data for Mount Gay-Shamrock where the public dataset supports it.

What household stress data is used for Mount Gay-Shamrock?

FinancialRiskIQ uses public indicators such as median household income, poverty under 200%, rent burden, mortgage burden, SNAP participation, and income trend when available. The current answer uses city-level (place) data from ACS 2024 5-year (2024).

Does this describe any individual household?

No. The answer is based on aggregated public data for a location. It describes local conditions that can raise or reduce financial pressure, not any individual household outcome.