West Virginia Mobile Home Market Data: Census Counts, Owners and Renters

How many mobile homes are in West Virginia

The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts about 118,691 mobile homes in West Virginia (margin of error ±2,256), which is 13.8% of all housing units in the state. That ranks West Virginia 26th of the 50 states by number of mobile homes, and it is 1.5% of the roughly 8,095,000 mobile homes in the 50 states.

This count covers every mobile home in the state, whether it sits in a park, on the owner's own land or on family land. It is not a count of parks or lots.

Owners and renters

Of the occupied mobile homes in West Virginia, about 70,668 are lived in by their owners and about 23,215 are rented. The remaining 24,808 or so are vacant, including seasonal homes.

In a mobile home park, an owner-occupied home is the classic lot-rent tenancy: the resident owns the home and rents the land under it. Rented homes include park-owned homes leased together with the lot.

Why this page has no park count or average lot rent

No federal survey publishes the number of mobile home parks, the number of lots or the average lot rent by state. Earlier versions of this page showed estimates for those figures. We removed them because they could not be traced to a published source.

To price lot rent in West Virginia, survey the parks that compete with yours in the same submarket, and check the rent-control guide for any limit on increases.

Lot-rent rules in West Virginia

West Virginia sets no statewide cap on lot rent. Increases are governed by the lease and statutory notice periods.

Governing statute: WV Code Chapter 37, Article 15A.

West Virginia at a glance

• Mobile homes
  118,691 (±2,256)
• Share of housing
  13.8%
• Rank among the 50 states
  26th
• Owner-occupied
  70,668
• Renter-occupied
  23,215
• Source
  U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023 5-year estimates, tables B25024 and B25032