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Gassaway, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Gassaway is a Census town of 688 people across 1.16 square miles of land, in Braxton County. Median household income is $33,500, 59.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gassaway
What Gassaway is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.16 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land596 plus or minus 186
- 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.
Gassaway
How many people live in Gassaway
- Population688 plus or minus 215
- Median age48.9 plus or minus 14.0
- Population under 18159 plus or minus 93
- Share under 1823.1 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Population 65 and over235 plus or minus 76
- Share 65 and over34.2 percent
- Households344 plus or minus 92
- Family households148 plus or minus 61
- Share of households that are families43.0 percent plus or minus 13.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Gassaway
- Median household income$33,500 plus or minus $9,687
- Per capita income$22,164 plus or minus $4,598
- Civilian labor force222 plus or minus 90
- Employed196 plus or minus 72
- Unemployed26 plus or minus 38
- Unemployment rate11.7 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Adults 25 and over514 plus or minus 141
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.4 percent plus or minus 32.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.3 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Gassaway
- Housing units415 plus or minus 101
- Occupied units344 plus or minus 92
- Vacant units71 plus or minus 42
- Vacancy rate17.1 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Owner occupied204 plus or minus 74
- Renter occupied140 plus or minus 60
- Ownership rate59.3 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$94,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$463 plus or minus $115
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Single family units273 plus or minus 81
- Share single family65.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more100 plus or minus 50
- Share in buildings of two or more24.1 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Mobile homes42 plus or minus 30
- Median year structure built1945
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Gassaway gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute196 plus or minus 72
- Commuting under 15 minutes84 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.9 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more37 plus or minus 31
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.9 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Drove alone88.3 percent
- Carpooled5.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Gassaway (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$3,910,400
- Average approval$651,733
- Median approval$283,500
- Largest approval$1,873,400
- Jobs supported39
- Jobs per approval6.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gassaway, 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.
Gassaway
Flood risk in Gassaway
- NFIP communityTown of Gassaway
- NFIP community number540237
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/19/10
The Town of Gassaway participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540237 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 Gassaway
Braxton County context, not Gassaway 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 Gassaway.
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
Gassaway questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gassaway, West Virginia?
688, in 344 households. Gassaway town covers 1.16 square miles of land, which is 596 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gassaway 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 Gassaway?
$33,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $94,400. Median gross rent is $463 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Gassaway businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $3.9 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $283,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gassaway, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Gassaway borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Gassaway. 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.
Is Gassaway in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gassaway appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gassaway, town of, community 540237, 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 Gassaway 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 Gassaway.
Is zoning published for Gassaway?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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