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Follansbee, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Follansbee is a Census city of 2,757 people across 1.84 square miles of land, in Brooke County. Median household income is $58,371, 63.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Follansbee
What Follansbee is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.84 sq mi
- Water area0.25 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,496
- County holding the largest share of its areaBrooke 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.
Follansbee
How many people live in Follansbee
- Population2,757
- Median age52.9
- Population under 18366 plus or minus 136
- Share under 1813.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over588 plus or minus 159
- Share 65 and over21.3 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Households1,372
- Family households648
- Share of households that are families47.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Follansbee
Income and work in Follansbee
- Median household income$58,371 plus or minus $13,797
- Per capita income$44,397
- Civilian labor force1,718
- Employed1,617
- Unemployed101 plus or minus 98
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over2,134
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.8 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Follansbee
Housing in Follansbee
- Housing units1,552
- Occupied units1,372
- Vacant units180 plus or minus 102
- Vacancy rate11.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied869 plus or minus 193
- Renter occupied503 plus or minus 240
- Ownership rate63.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$133,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$642
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Single family units1,042
- Share single family67.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more479 plus or minus 291
- Share in buildings of two or more30.9 percent plus or minus 18.3
- Mobile homes31 plus or minus 51
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Follansbee
How Follansbee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,501
- Commuting under 15 minutes744 plus or minus 277
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.6 percent plus or minus 17.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more320 plus or minus 149
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.3 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Drove alone80.4 percent
- Carpooled7.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Worked from home7.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Follansbee
Flood risk in Follansbee
- NFIP communityCity of Follansbee
- NFIP community number540013
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/19/10
The City of Follansbee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540013 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.
Brooke County, not Follansbee
Brooke County context, not Follansbee figures
- Establishments in Brooke County366
- Covered employment, Brooke County7,062
- Average annual pay, Brooke County$52,534
- Housing units permitted, Brooke County0
Every figure in this section is published for Brooke County as a whole and is not a measurement of Follansbee.
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
Follansbee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Follansbee, West Virginia?
2,757, in 1,372 households. Follansbee city covers 1.84 square miles of land, which is 1,496 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Follansbee in?
Brooke 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 Follansbee?
$58,371. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $133,900. Median gross rent is $642 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Follansbee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Follansbee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Follansbee, city of, community 540013, 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 Follansbee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Brooke 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 Follansbee.
Is zoning published for Follansbee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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