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Flatwoods is a Census town of 319 people across 0.65 square miles of land, in Braxton County. Median household income is $53,625, 65.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Flatwoods
What Flatwoods is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.65 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land487 plus or minus 191
- County holding the largest share of its areaBraxton 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.
Flatwoods
How many people live in Flatwoods
- Population319 plus or minus 125
- Median age44.1 plus or minus 17.6
- Population under 1863 plus or minus 34
- Share under 1819.7 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Population 65 and over54 plus or minus 34
- Share 65 and over16.9 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Households113 plus or minus 43
- Family households77 plus or minus 32
- Share of households that are families68.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Flatwoods
Income and work in Flatwoods
- Median household income$53,625
- Per capita income$28,105 plus or minus $9,038
- Civilian labor force168 plus or minus 75
- Employed148 plus or minus 64
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 27
- Unemployment rate11.9 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Adults 25 and over212 plus or minus 82
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.7 percent plus or minus 48.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.8 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Flatwoods
Housing in Flatwoods
- Housing units136 plus or minus 46
- Occupied units113 plus or minus 43
- Vacant units23 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate16.9 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Owner occupied74 plus or minus 29
- Renter occupied39 plus or minus 30
- Ownership rate65.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$145,800 plus or minus $89,479
- Median gross rent, monthly$728
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.3 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Single family units85 plus or minus 37
- Share single family62.5 percent plus or minus 17.3
- Units in buildings of two or more14 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more10.3 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Mobile homes37 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Flatwoods
How Flatwoods gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute130 plus or minus 59
- Commuting under 15 minutes67 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting under 15 minutes51.5 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more47 plus or minus 31
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.2 percent plus or minus 17.4
- Drove alone74.1 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Carpooled12.2 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.5 percent plus or minus 8.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Flatwoods
Flood risk in Flatwoods
- NFIP communityTown of Flatwoods
- NFIP community number540235
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Flatwoods participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540235 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.
Braxton County, not Flatwoods
Braxton County context, not Flatwoods figures
- Establishments in Braxton County232
- Covered employment, Braxton County3,738
- Average annual pay, Braxton County$45,932
- Housing units permitted, Braxton County11
Every figure in this section is published for Braxton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Flatwoods.
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
Flatwoods questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Flatwoods, West Virginia?
319, in 113 households. Flatwoods town covers 0.65 square miles of land, which is 487 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Flatwoods in?
Braxton 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 Flatwoods?
$53,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $145,800. Median gross rent is $728 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Flatwoods in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Flatwoods appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Flatwoods, town of, community 540235, 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 Flatwoods figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Braxton 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 Flatwoods.
Is zoning published for Flatwoods?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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