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Home values, rents and more in Nicholas County, WV

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$159,000
West Virginia: $177,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+3.5%
West Virginia: +2.6% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
23,848
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$54,639
West Virginia: $59,608 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around Nicholas County, WV, shaded by typical home valueNicholasGreenbrierKanawhaFayetteWebsterBraxtonRoaneRaleighBooneJacksonClayAlleghanyUpshurCalhoun
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Counties around Nicholas County, WV, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). Nicholas County, WV is outlined.

How Nicholas County, WV compares

The typical home in Nicholas County, WV is worth about $159,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Nicholas County, WV are 10% below the typical value in West Virginia ($177,000) and 56% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Nicholas County, WV rose 3.5%, compared with +2.6% in West Virginia and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $54,639, against $59,608 in West Virginia and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 23,848 people live in Nicholas County, WV (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

Nicholas County, WV has the 23rd-highest typical home value of the 55 counties in West Virginia with Zillow figures.

Part of: West Virginia

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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