For FY2008, State Minimum rents are based on the lower of the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR, or the population-weighted median U.S. nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR.
The table below illustrates how the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR is derived for West Virginia. The population-weighted median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR for a state is the 2-bedroom FMR where half of a state's nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or lower 2-bedroom FMRs, and half of the nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or higher 2-bedroom FMRs. The nonmetropolitan population of West Virginia is 825,070, and half of the nonmetropolitan population of West Virginia is 412,535.
In the table below, the unadjusted 2-bedroom FMRs for the nonmetropolitan counties of West Virginia are arranged in ascending order, and the cumulative population of the counties at each FMR is listed in the last column. The median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is the first FMR listed in the table where the cumulative population of counties with that FMR or less first exceeds one-half of the nonmetropolitan population, or 412,535. The row of the table containing the median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is in bold.
| Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | County or Counties with Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Aggregate Population at Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Cumulative Nonmetro Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| $439 | Mason County | 25,957 | 25,957 |
| $460 | Wetzel County | 17,693 | 43,650 |
| $469 | Mingo County | 28,253 | 71,903 |
| $471 | McDowell County, Wyoming County | 53,037 | 124,940 |
| $472 | Lewis County | 16,919 | 141,859 |
| $484 | Mercer County | 62,980 | 204,839 |
| $486 | Barbour County, Braxton County, Gilmer County, Tucker County | 44,740 | 249,579 |
| $491 | Nicholas County | 26,562 | 276,141 |
| $502 | Logan County | 37,710 | 313,851 |
| $504 | Pocahontas County, Webster County | 18,850 | 332,701 |
| $505 | Monroe County, Summers County | 27,582 | 360,283 |
| $511 | Fayette County | 47,579 | 407,862 |
| $515 | Greenbrier County, Upshur County | 57,857 | 465,719 |
| $519 | Raleigh County | 79,220 | 544,939 |
| $524 | Randolph County | 28,262 | 573,201 |
| $531 | Harrison County | 68,652 | 641,853 |
| $534 | Doddridge County, Taylor County | 23,492 | 665,345 |
| $543 | Calhoun County, Jackson County, Ritchie County, Roane County, Tyler County | 70,963 | 736,308 |
| $564 | Marion County | 56,598 | 792,906 |
| $582 | Grant County, Hardy County | 23,968 | 816,874 |
| $584 | Pendleton County | 8,196 | 825,070 |
The West Virginia State Nonmetropolitan Median FMR is $515. Because it not greater than the U.S. Nonmetropolitan Median FMR of $555, the West Virginia State Minimum 2-Bedroom FMR is set at $515.
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