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Oak Hill, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Oak Hill is a Census city of 7,937 people across 9.70 square miles of land, in Fayette County. Median household income is $52,466, 73.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $804,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Oak Hill
What Oak Hill is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.7 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land819
- 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.
Oak Hill
How many people live in Oak Hill
- Population7,937
- Median age41.4
- Population under 181,715
- Share under 1821.6 percent
- Population 65 and over1,458
- Share 65 and over18.4 percent
- Households3,344
- Family households2,173
- Share of households that are families65.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oak Hill
Income and work in Oak Hill
- Median household income$52,466
- Per capita income$28,478
- Civilian labor force3,599
- Employed3,435
- Unemployed164 plus or minus 100
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over5,747
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.6 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.2 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Oak Hill
- Housing units3,820
- Occupied units3,344
- Vacant units476 plus or minus 168
- Vacancy rate12.5 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied2,463
- Renter occupied881 plus or minus 210
- Ownership rate73.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$118,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$847
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.4 percent
- Single family units2,942
- Share single family77.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more463 plus or minus 160
- Share in buildings of two or more12.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Mobile homes415 plus or minus 174
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Oak Hill gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,238
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,162 plus or minus 276
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,040 plus or minus 270
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Drove alone75.0 percent
- Carpooled14.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home4.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oak Hill
SBA loans in Oak Hill (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$804,700
- Average approval$160,940
- Median approval$101,500
- Largest approval$273,200
- Jobs supported55
- Jobs per approval11.0
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full1
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Oak Hill, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
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Flood risk in Oak Hill
- NFIP communityCity of Oak Hill
- NFIP community number540031
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/03/10(M)
The City of Oak Hill participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540031 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 Oak Hill
Fayette County context, not Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill.
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
Oak Hill questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Oak Hill, West Virginia?
7,937, in 3,344 households. Oak Hill city covers 9.70 square miles of land, which is 819 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill?
$52,466. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $118,700. Median gross rent is $847 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Oak Hill businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $804,700 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $101,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Oak Hill, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Oak Hill borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Oak Hill. Only 3 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 Oak Hill in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Oak Hill appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Oak Hill, city of, community 540031, 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 Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill.
Is zoning published for Oak Hill?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.