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Ansted, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Ansted is a Census town of 1,140 people across 1.72 square miles of land, in Fayette County. Median household income is $38,375, 71.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ansted
What Ansted is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.72 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land664 plus or minus 214
- County holding the largest share of its areaFayette 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.
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How many people live in Ansted
- Population1,140 plus or minus 368
- Median age43.5 plus or minus 16.5
- Population under 18230 plus or minus 114
- Share under 1820.2 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Population 65 and over304 plus or minus 106
- Share 65 and over26.7 percent
- Households459 plus or minus 124
- Family households275 plus or minus 105
- Share of households that are families59.9 percent plus or minus 16.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ansted
- Median household income$38,375 plus or minus $37,907
- Per capita income$26,376 plus or minus $5,316
- Civilian labor force558 plus or minus 240
- Employed544 plus or minus 236
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over768 plus or minus 223
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.3 percent plus or minus 35.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.5 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ansted
- Housing units602 plus or minus 134
- Occupied units459 plus or minus 124
- Vacant units143 plus or minus 63
- Vacancy rate23.8 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Owner occupied330 plus or minus 108
- Renter occupied129 plus or minus 75
- Ownership rate71.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$68,700 plus or minus $21,541
- Median gross rent, monthly$988 plus or minus $355
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.9 percent plus or minus 32.5
- Single family units466 plus or minus 117
- Share single family77.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more41 plus or minus 33
- Share in buildings of two or more6.8 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Mobile homes95 plus or minus 46
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ansted gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute505 plus or minus 221
- Commuting under 15 minutes87 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.2 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more334 plus or minus 148
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more66.1 percent
- Drove alone78.2 percent
- Carpooled14.9 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.8 percent plus or minus 9.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Ansted
- NFIP communityTown of Ansted
- NFIP community number540027
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/03/10(M)
The Town of Ansted participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540027 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.
Fayette County, not Ansted
Fayette County context, not Ansted figures
- Establishments in Fayette County710
- Covered employment, Fayette County10,265
- Average annual pay, Fayette County$47,615
- Housing units permitted, Fayette County28
Every figure in this section is published for Fayette County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ansted.
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
Ansted questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ansted, West Virginia?
1,140, in 459 households. Ansted town covers 1.72 square miles of land, which is 664 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ansted in?
Fayette 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 Ansted?
$38,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $68,700. Median gross rent is $988 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Ansted in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ansted appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ansted, town of, community 540027, 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 Ansted figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fayette 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 Ansted.
Is zoning published for Ansted?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.