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Raven, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Raven is a Census CDP of 1,345 people across 6.55 square miles of land, lying across Tazewell County and Russell County. Median household income is $52,619, 64.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Raven
What Raven is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area6.55 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land205 plus or minus 60
- County holding the largest share of its areaTazewell County, 86.7 percent
- Counties this place lies inTazewell County 86.7 percent, Russell County 13.3 percent
Raven 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.
Raven
How many people live in Raven
- Population1,345 plus or minus 395
- Median age47.7
- Population under 18209 plus or minus 136
- Share under 1815.5 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Population 65 and over375 plus or minus 149
- Share 65 and over27.9 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Households602 plus or minus 166
- Family households439 plus or minus 163
- Share of households that are families72.9 percent plus or minus 18.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Raven
Income and work in Raven
- Median household income$52,619 plus or minus $21,202
- Per capita income$31,057 plus or minus $7,956
- Civilian labor force560 plus or minus 254
- Employed506 plus or minus 237
- Unemployed54 plus or minus 54
- Unemployment rate9.6 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Adults 25 and over994 plus or minus 277
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.1 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.0 percent plus or minus 8.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Raven
Housing in Raven
- Housing units881 plus or minus 179
- Occupied units602 plus or minus 166
- Vacant units279 plus or minus 113
- Vacancy rate31.7 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Owner occupied389 plus or minus 124
- Renter occupied213 plus or minus 130
- Ownership rate64.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$88,800 plus or minus $49,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$695
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Single family units454 plus or minus 162
- Share single family51.5 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Units in buildings of two or more60 plus or minus 78
- Share in buildings of two or more6.8 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Mobile homes367 plus or minus 138
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Raven
How Raven gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute477 plus or minus 229
- Commuting under 15 minutes138 plus or minus 90
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.9 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more239 plus or minus 151
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.1 percent plus or minus 20.5
- Drove alone62.8 percent plus or minus 19.6
- Carpooled16.2 percent plus or minus 19.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.7 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Worked from home5.7 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Raven
SBA loans in Raven (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,621,500
- Average approval$1,310,750
- Median approval$1,310,750
- Largest approval$2,071,500
- Jobs supported111
- Jobs per approval55.5
- 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 lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Raven, 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.
Tazewell County, not Raven
Tazewell County context, not Raven figures
- Establishments in Tazewell County895
- Covered employment, Tazewell County13,713
- Average annual pay, Tazewell County$44,784
- Housing units permitted, Tazewell County4
Every figure in this section is published for Tazewell County as a whole and is not a measurement of Raven.
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.
Coverage
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
Raven questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Raven, Virginia?
1,345, in 602 households. Raven CDP covers 6.55 square miles of land, which is 205 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Raven in?
Raven lies in more than one. By area it is 86.7 percent in Tazewell County, 13.3 percent in Russell County. This page sits under Tazewell 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 Raven?
$52,619. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $88,800. Median gross rent is $695 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Raven businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $2.6 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $1,310,750. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Raven, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Raven borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Raven. 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 Raven figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tazewell 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 Raven.
Is zoning published for Raven?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.