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Afton, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Afton is a Census CDP of 266 people across 2.25 square miles of land, lying across Nelson County and Albemarle County. Median household income is $93,409, 77.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $150,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Afton
What Afton is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.25 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land118 plus or minus 42
- County holding the largest share of its areaNelson County, 83.3 percent
- Counties this place lies inNelson County 83.3 percent, Albemarle County 16.7 percent
Afton crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Afton
How many people live in Afton
- Population266 plus or minus 94
- Median age65.7 plus or minus 18.8
- Population under 188 plus or minus 18
- Share under 183.0 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Population 65 and over139 plus or minus 63
- Share 65 and over52.3 percent plus or minus 14.6
- Households192 plus or minus 78
- Family households77 plus or minus 40
- Share of households that are families40.1 percent plus or minus 13.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Afton
Income and work in Afton
- Median household income$93,409 plus or minus $81,117
- Per capita income$55,659 plus or minus $20,446
- Civilian labor force157 plus or minus 85
- Employed157 plus or minus 85
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over258 plus or minus 88
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent plus or minus 28.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.0 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.0 percent plus or minus 14.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Afton
Housing in Afton
- Housing units257 plus or minus 90
- Occupied units192 plus or minus 78
- Vacant units65 plus or minus 60
- Vacancy rate25.3 percent plus or minus 21.6
- Owner occupied148 plus or minus 70
- Renter occupied44 plus or minus 65
- Ownership rate77.1 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$372,700 plus or minus $194,626
- Single family units246 plus or minus 89
- Share single family95.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more4.3 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Afton
How Afton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute145 plus or minus 84
- Commuting under 15 minutes7 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting under 15 minutes4.8 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more131 plus or minus 102
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more90.3 percent plus or minus 46.9
- Drove alone80.3 percent plus or minus 26.6
- Carpooled7.6 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.5 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Worked from home7.6 percent plus or minus 10.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Afton
SBA loans in Afton (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$150,000
- Average approval$150,000
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Afton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Afton
SBA loans in Afton (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$295,000
- Average approval$295,000
- Median approval$295,000
- Largest approval$295,000
- Jobs supported4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Afton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Nelson County, not Afton
Nelson County context, not Afton figures
- Establishments in Nelson County372
- Covered employment, Nelson County3,982
- Average annual pay, Nelson County$48,069
- Housing units permitted, Nelson County66
Every figure in this section is published for Nelson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Afton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Afton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Afton, Virginia?
266, in 192 households. Afton CDP covers 2.25 square miles of land, which is 118 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Afton in?
Afton lies in more than one. By area it is 83.3 percent in Nelson County, 16.7 percent in Albemarle County. This page sits under Nelson County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Afton?
$93,409. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $372,700. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Afton businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $150,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $295,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Afton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Afton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Afton. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Afton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Nelson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Afton.
Is zoning published for Afton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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