West Virginia · County property tax · ACS 2024
Pocahontas County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Pocahontas County pays $462 a year, an effective rate of 0.30%, far below the U.S. average.
- $462
- Median tax / yr · Very low bill
- 0.30%
- Effective rate · Very low rate
- -77%
- vs U.S. average
- #55 of 55
- rank in WV
The verdict
Homeowners in Pocahontas County pay a median $462 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.30%, more affordable than 98% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $462
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.30%
- Effective rate on median home
- #65 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -77%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($152,400). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for West Virginia. Population: 7,784. Owner-occupied homes: 2,660.
The median annual property tax in Pocahontas County is $462, which is 47% lower than the West Virginia state average and 77% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.30% on a median home value of $152,400. Property taxes represent 1.1% of the median household income in this county.
Pocahontas County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate is a national tailwind
Pocahontas County's 0.30% effective rate is among the lowest of 3,135 tracked counties: roughly 98% pay a higher rate.
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Pocahontas County pay a median annual property tax of $462, far below the national median and well below the West Virginia state median. On a $152,400 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.30% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
High among West Virginia counties by effective rate
Pocahontas County ranks #55 of 55 counties in West Virginia by effective rate (0% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Pocahontas County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.1% of the $42,119 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Pocahontas 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.
The rate held while the market moved
Pocahontas County sits in the quarter of U.S. counties whose effective rate moved least over this span: 2.5% down, against a median home value that rose 27.4%.
A near-steady rate on a moving market passes that movement straight through: the median bill rose 24.2%, from $372 to $462.
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 $372 to $462, a gain of 24%. 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: 2,077 of 2,660 owner-occupied homes (78.1%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both sides of this comparison sit low: household income here is in the bottom quarter of US counties, and so is the effective tax rate. The median bill works out at 1.1% of median household income, which is the arithmetic of a modest levy on modest earnings rather than of any deliberate relief.
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.
Pocahontas County is an outlier inside West Virginia
Across the 55 West Virginia counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 0.50%. Pocahontas County is at 0.30%, which sits 2.0 standard deviations below that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Pocahontas County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Pocahontas County homeowners, 2,077 of 2,660 owner-occupied homes (78.1%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 78.1% (2,077)
- $800 to $1,499 14.3% (381)
- $1,500 to $1,999 2.1% (55)
- $2,000 to $2,999 1.4% (36)
- $3,000 or more 1.5% (39)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
72 homes here (2.7%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how West Virginia handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Pocahontas County, mortgaged homeowners pay 11% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Pocahontas County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Pocahontas County's effective rate is higher than 0% of the 55 counties in West Virginia - ranking #55 of 55.
Where Pocahontas County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.30% Among the most affordable more affordable than 98% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Among the lowest-taxed counties in the country
At 0.30%, Pocahontas County sits in the lowest 2% of all U.S. counties by effective property-tax rate. A low rate does not by itself mean a low bill: the median here is $462, and what a homeowner actually pays depends as much on local home values as on the rate.
Pocahontas County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Pocahontas County | West Virginia Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Very low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Very low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Very light income burden | 1.1% | - | - |
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.
Pocahontas County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · West Virginia counties.
Pocahontas County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $462 +5.2% | 0.30% |
| 2023 | $439 +14.6% | 0.31% |
| 2022 | $383 +1.3% | 0.30% |
| 2021 | $378 +1.6% | 0.29% |
| 2020 | $372 | 0.31% |
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.
Pocahontas County: tax takes only 1.1% of income
Counties near Pocahontas County's effective rate
On effective rate, Pocahontas County sits nearest Winn Parish (LA), Jackson Parish (LA), Bienville Parish (LA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Saline County (IL), Potter County (TX), Stoddard County (MO).
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
Pocahontas County: only 1% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 40 of 3,780 returns from Pocahontas County reported real estate taxes, averaging $1,250 - 100% 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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Pocahontas County rate FAQs
- How does Pocahontas County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Pocahontas County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.30% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Pocahontas County, West Virginia?
- The median annual property tax in Pocahontas County is $462, an effective rate of 0.30% on a $152,400 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Pocahontas County?
- Pocahontas County, West Virginia scores A (89/100) 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 rate relief at A+ (0.30%). 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 percentage of income goes to property taxes in Pocahontas County?
- Property taxes in Pocahontas County run well below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.1% of the $42,119 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Pocahontas County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Pocahontas County jumped 24.2% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $372 to $462, 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 Pocahontas County's QUIET rate
Pocahontas County's $462 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 1.1% of Pocahontas County's $42,119 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Pocahontas 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: 0.30%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $462/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Pocahontas County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Pocahontas County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Barbour County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Pocahontas County at $462/yr; rate 0.41% vs Pocahontas County 0.30%.
Lawrence County, AR
ABS(median_tax) peer · $461/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.47% vs Pocahontas County 0.30%.
Borden County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $460/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.42% vs Pocahontas County 0.30%.
Dale County, AL
ABS(median_tax) peer · $457/yr (near-tied bill ABS $5); rate 0.32% vs Pocahontas County 0.30%.
West Virginia county set
State ACS overview for every published West Virginia county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.