West Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Mineral County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Mineral County pays $818 a year, an effective rate of 0.45%, far below the U.S. average.
- $818
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.45%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -59%
- vs U.S. average
- #40 of 55
- rank in WV
The verdict
Homeowners in Mineral County pay a median $818 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.45%, more affordable than 89% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $818
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.45%
- Effective rate on median home
- #359 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -59%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($180,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for West Virginia. Population: 26,854. Owner-occupied homes: 9,005.
The median annual property tax in Mineral County is $818, which is 5% lower than the West Virginia state average and 59% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.45% on a median home value of $180,400. Property taxes represent 1.2% of the median household income in this county.
Mineral County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Mineral County's 0.45% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 89%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Mineral County pay a median annual property tax of $818, far below the national median and modestly below the West Virginia state median. On a $180,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.45% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Mineral County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.2% of the $69,375 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of West Virginia counties by effective rate
Mineral County ranks #40 of 55 counties in West Virginia by effective rate (27% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Mineral County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 10.2% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 59% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 24.8%, the median bill rose 12.1% to $818: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $730 to $818, a gain of 12%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 4,349 of 9,005 owner-occupied homes (48.3%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Incomes run above the national midpoint and the rate is in the lowest quarter, leaving the median bill at 1.2% of median household income. Both figures move in the same direction here, so the ratio above is not pulled in two directions the way it is in most counties.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Mineral County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Mineral County homeowners, 4,349 of 9,005 owner-occupied homes (48.3%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 48.3% (4,349)
- $800 to $1,499 28.9% (2,600)
- $1,500 to $1,999 9.2% (832)
- $2,000 to $2,999 8.1% (733)
- $3,000 or more 3.8% (345)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
146 homes here (1.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how West Virginia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Mineral County pay a substantially higher bill, 52% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Mineral County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Mineral County's effective rate is higher than 27% of the 55 counties in West Virginia - ranking #40 of 55.
Where Mineral County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.45% Among the most affordable more affordable than 89% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Same bill as West Virginia, a lower rate
The median bill lands within 5% of the West Virginia median while the effective rate runs 15% below it. The two offset each other: a gentler rate applied to more valuable housing arrives at roughly the state's own $818. A rate ranking would place this county far from the middle; the bill does not.
Mineral County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Mineral County | West Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Very light income burden | 1.2% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Mineral County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · West Virginia counties.
Mineral County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $818 -2.4% | 0.45% |
| 2023 | $838 +2.8% | 0.46% |
| 2022 | $815 +9.7% | 0.50% |
| 2021 | $743 +1.8% | 0.49% |
| 2020 | $730 | 0.51% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Mineral County: tax takes only 1.2% of income
Counties near Mineral County's effective rate
On effective rate, Mineral County sits nearest Nottoway County (VA), Mecklenburg County (VA), Campbell County (VA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Daviess County (MO), Green Lake County (WI), Racine County (WI).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Mineral County: only 2% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 280 of 12,750 returns from Mineral County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,204 - 36% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Mineral County rate FAQs
- How does Mineral County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Mineral County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.45% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the tax affordability score for Mineral County?
- Mineral County, West Virginia scores A- (81/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is income room at A+ (1.2%). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What is the average property tax in Mineral County, West Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Mineral County is $818, an effective rate of 0.45% on a $180,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Mineral County?
- Property taxes in Mineral County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.2% of the $69,375 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Mineral County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Mineral County climbed 12.1% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $730 to $818, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Mineral County's QUIET rate
Mineral County's $818 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 1.2% of Mineral County's $69,375 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Mineral County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.45%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $818/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Mineral County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Mineral County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Garvin County, OK
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Mineral County at $818/yr; rate 0.55% vs Mineral County 0.45%.
Benson County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · $817/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.91% vs Mineral County 0.45%.
Green County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · $817/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.65% vs Mineral County 0.45%.
Greene County, AR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $819/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.48% vs Mineral County 0.45%.
West Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published West Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Mineral County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Mineral County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.