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Sutton, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Sutton is a Census town of 797 people across 0.78 square miles of land, in Braxton County. Median household income is $42,817, 57.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sutton
What Sutton is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.78 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,026 plus or minus 297
- 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.
Sutton
How many people live in Sutton
- Population797 plus or minus 231
- Median age53.9
- Population under 18100 plus or minus 50
- Share under 1812.5 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over285 plus or minus 93
- Share 65 and over35.8 percent
- Households412 plus or minus 114
- Family households236 plus or minus 91
- Share of households that are families57.3 percent plus or minus 15.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sutton
Income and work in Sutton
- Median household income$42,817
- Per capita income$24,301
- Civilian labor force324 plus or minus 126
- Employed298 plus or minus 112
- Unemployed26 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate8.0 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over649 plus or minus 190
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.7 percent plus or minus 31.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sutton
Housing in Sutton
- Housing units539 plus or minus 125
- Occupied units412 plus or minus 114
- Vacant units127 plus or minus 55
- Vacancy rate23.6 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Owner occupied237 plus or minus 85
- Renter occupied175 plus or minus 68
- Ownership rate57.5 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$87,700 plus or minus $27,030
- Median gross rent, monthly$684
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.2 percent
- Single family units409 plus or minus 114
- Share single family75.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more64 plus or minus 36
- Share in buildings of two or more11.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes56 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sutton
How Sutton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute219 plus or minus 85
- Commuting under 15 minutes144 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting under 15 minutes65.8 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more42 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.2 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Drove alone55.2 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Carpooled12.2 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.2 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Worked from home18.9 percent plus or minus 15.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sutton
SBA loans in Sutton (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$5,645,000
- Average approval$1,881,667
- Median approval$400,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported77
- Jobs per approval25.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sutton, 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.
Sutton
SBA loans in Sutton (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,020,000
- Average approval$1,020,000
- Median approval$1,020,000
- Largest approval$1,020,000
- Jobs supported11
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sutton, 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.
Sutton
Flood risk in Sutton
- NFIP communityTown of Sutton
- NFIP community number540236
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/19/10
The Town of Sutton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540236 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 Sutton
Braxton County context, not Sutton 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 Sutton.
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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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
Sutton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sutton, West Virginia?
797, in 412 households. Sutton town covers 0.78 square miles of land, which is 1,026 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sutton 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 Sutton?
$42,817. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $87,700. Median gross rent is $684 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sutton businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $5.6 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $400,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $1.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sutton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sutton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sutton. 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 Sutton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sutton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sutton, town of, community 540236, 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 Sutton 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 Sutton.
Is zoning published for Sutton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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