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Abingdon, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Abingdon is a Census town of 8,330 people across 8.04 square miles of land, in Washington County. Median household income is $54,544, 57.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 38 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $23.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Abingdon
What Abingdon is
- Census place typetown
- Land area8.04 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,035
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Abingdon
How many people live in Abingdon
- Population8,330
- Median age46.4
- Population under 181,399 plus or minus 292
- Share under 1816.8 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Population 65 and over2,046
- Share 65 and over24.6 percent
- Households3,999
- Family households2,094
- Share of households that are families52.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Abingdon
Income and work in Abingdon
- Median household income$54,544
- Per capita income$48,002 plus or minus $12,826
- Civilian labor force3,951
- Employed3,832
- Unemployed119 plus or minus 67
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over6,450
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Abingdon
Housing in Abingdon
- Housing units4,508
- Occupied units3,999
- Vacant units509 plus or minus 183
- Vacancy rate11.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Owner occupied2,308
- Renter occupied1,691
- Ownership rate57.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$228,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$838
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.4 percent
- Single family units2,972
- Share single family65.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,370
- Share in buildings of two or more30.4 percent
- Mobile homes166 plus or minus 81
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Abingdon
How Abingdon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,530
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,941
- Share commuting under 15 minutes55.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more517 plus or minus 147
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Drove alone87.1 percent
- Carpooled3.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home7.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Abingdon
SBA loans in Abingdon (7(a))
- Approvals38
- Gross approval$23,647,100
- Average approval$622,292
- Median approval$262,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,032,400
- Largest approval$3,000,000
- Jobs supported484
- Jobs per approval12.7
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full10
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.8 percent
- Share to franchises7.9 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS24
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Abingdon, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 10 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.
Abingdon
SBA loans in Abingdon (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$870,000
- Average approval$435,000
- Median approval$435,000
- Largest approval$651,000
- Jobs supported20
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Abingdon, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Abingdon
Flood risk in Abingdon
- NFIP communityTown of Abingdon
- NFIP community number510169
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/10
The Town of Abingdon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 510169 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Washington County, not Abingdon
Washington County context, not Abingdon figures
- Establishments in Washington County1,207
- Covered employment, Washington County20,425
- Average annual pay, Washington County$48,472
- Housing units permitted, Washington County106
Every figure in this section is published for Washington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Abingdon.
All Washington County figures →
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
Abingdon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Abingdon, Virginia?
8,330, in 3,999 households. Abingdon town covers 8.04 square miles of land, which is 1,035 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Abingdon in?
Washington County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Abingdon?
$54,544. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $228,000. Median gross rent is $838 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Abingdon businesses?
38 7(a) approvals totaling $23.6 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $262,500, plus 2 504 approvals worth $870,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Abingdon, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Abingdon borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Abingdon. Only 10 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.
Is Abingdon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Abingdon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Abingdon, town of, community 510169, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Abingdon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Washington 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 Abingdon.
Is zoning published for Abingdon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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