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Gauley Bridge, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Gauley Bridge is a Census town of 413 people across 1.56 square miles of land, in Fayette County. Median household income is $25,625, 61.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gauley Bridge
What Gauley Bridge is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.56 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land264 plus or minus 127
- 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 Gauley Bridge
- Population413 plus or minus 198
- Median age45.3 plus or minus 31.3
- Population under 1894 plus or minus 69
- Share under 1822.8 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Population 65 and over126 plus or minus 66
- Share 65 and over30.5 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Households196 plus or minus 88
- Family households115 plus or minus 58
- Share of households that are families58.7 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 Gauley Bridge
- Median household income$25,625 plus or minus $17,847
- Per capita income$17,214 plus or minus $5,250
- Civilian labor force103 plus or minus 68
- Employed84 plus or minus 55
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 32
- Unemployment rate18.4 percent plus or minus 28.6
- Adults 25 and over319 plus or minus 144
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher73.7 percent plus or minus 44.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.4 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.2 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Gauley Bridge
- Housing units278 plus or minus 97
- Occupied units196 plus or minus 88
- Vacant units82 plus or minus 47
- Vacancy rate29.5 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Owner occupied121 plus or minus 57
- Renter occupied75 plus or minus 62
- Ownership rate61.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$66,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$472
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.1 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Single family units236 plus or minus 90
- Share single family84.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more27 plus or minus 28
- Share in buildings of two or more9.7 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 25
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Gauley Bridge gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute68 plus or minus 45
- Commuting under 15 minutes0
- Share commuting under 15 minutes0.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more68 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more100.0 percent plus or minus 32.5
- Drove alone81.0 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home19.0 percent plus or minus 23.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Gauley Bridge
- NFIP communityTown of Gauley Bridge
- NFIP community number540294
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/03/10
The Town of Gauley Bridge participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540294 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 Gauley Bridge
Fayette County context, not Gauley Bridge 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 Gauley Bridge.
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
Gauley Bridge questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gauley Bridge, West Virginia?
413, in 196 households. Gauley Bridge town covers 1.56 square miles of land, which is 264 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gauley Bridge 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 Gauley Bridge?
$25,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $66,500. Median gross rent is $472 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Gauley Bridge in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gauley Bridge appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gauley Bridge, town of, community 540294, 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 Gauley Bridge 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 Gauley Bridge.
Is zoning published for Gauley Bridge?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.