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Gilmer County, West Virginia had an estimated 7,116 residents on July 1, 2024, down 4.1 percent since the 2020 census base of 7,418, across 339 square miles. County output reached $230.3 m in 2024, 102 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals worth $1.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gilmer County
How many people live in Gilmer County
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20247,288
- Households2,254
- Average household size3.23
- Median household income$47,981
- Median age41.5
- Median gross rent$750 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$83,800
- Home value to household income1.7 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over5,343
- Population under 181,083
- Share under 1814.9 percent
- Population 65 and over1,328
- Share 65 and over18.2 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 644,877
- Civilian labor force2,209
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over35.6 percent
- Rank by population among West Virginia counties51st of 55
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included2717th of 3,222
Gilmer County is the 51st largest of 55 West Virginia counties by population. A median home costs 1.7 times median household income, which is affordable by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 18.2 percent against 14.9 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single story product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Gilmer County's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 20247,116
- Census 2020 base population7,418
- Population change since the 2020 census base-4.07 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 2024-105
- Births, 202442
- Deaths, 2024117
- Natural change, 2024-75
- Net domestic migration, 2024-63
- Net international migration, 202434
- Total net migration, 2024-29
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-92
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2905th of 3,144
The county has lost 4.07 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. The population fell in 2024 from both sources: deaths exceeded births and more people left than moved in.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where are people moving to Gilmer County from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving126
- People arriving, from those returns215
- Tax returns filed by households leaving161
- Net household movement-35
- Adjusted gross income arriving$4.9 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$-174,000
- Average income of an arriving household$39,000
- Average income of a leaving household$31,602
- Largest single originBraxton County (20 households)
- Largest single destinationLewis County (21 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton County | 20 | 37 | $507,000 |
Households arriving report $7,398 more average income than households leaving, so the migration is raising local spending power rather than just moving it around. The largest single source of arrivals is Braxton County, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
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What is the Gilmer County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$230.3 m
- County GDP, 2023$222.2 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20243.6 percent
- GDP change over five years24.8 percent
- Rank by GDP among the West Virginia areas BEA publishes51st of 55
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes2844th of 3,127
- GDP per resident$31,596
Output grew 3.6 percent in the latest year and 24.8 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Employment by industry in Gilmer County
- Covered employment, annual average1,744
- Establishments reporting164
- Average annual pay$49,564
- Average weekly wage$953
- Manufacturing, employment209
- Manufacturing, average annual pay$46,548
- Retail trade, employment139
- Retail trade, average annual pay$30,581
- Professional, scientific and technical services, employment43
- Professional, scientific and technical services, average annual pay$37,300
- Construction, employment18
- Construction, average annual pay$22,530
- Other services, except public administration, employment18
- Transportation and warehousing, employment12
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 209 | 6 | $46,548 |
| Retail trade | 139 | 20 | $30,581 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 43 | 11 | $37,300 |
| Construction | 18 | 8 | $22,530 |
| Other services, except public administration | 18 | 7 | $32,653 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 12 | 6 | $96,096 |
Manufacturing is the largest private sector at 209 jobs, 12.0 percent of covered employment.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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How many businesses are in Gilmer County?
- Establishments, all industries102
- Employment at those establishments846
- Annual payroll$32.6 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents14.0
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against. County Business Patterns counts private establishments with paid employees in March 2023, while the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages above counts every unemployment-insured employer, public ones included, as a 2024 annual average, so the two establishment and employment counts differ.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Building permits in Gilmer County
- Housing units authorized by permit, 20248
- Declared construction value permitted$1.0 m
- Single family units authorized8
- Multifamily units authorized0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$127,818
- Units authorized per 1,000 households3.5
Single-family homes are 100.0 percent of units authorized, so the pipeline is predominantly single-family.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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SBA loans in Gilmer County (7(a) and 504)
- 7(a) approvals recorded1
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$1.2 m
- Average 7(a) approval$1,200,000
- Median 7(a) approval$1,200,000
- Largest single approval$1,200,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)5
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active1
- Distinct industries receiving approvals1
- Median 7(a) term306 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer100.0 percent
- Loans on real estate terms1
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter0
- Franchise loans0
- Franchise share of approvals0.0 percent
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Gilmer County
Do SBA loans in Gilmer County get paid back?
- Loans with a final outcome recorded0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Status: Exempt from disclosure1
Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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How large is Gilmer County?
- Land area339 sq mi
- Rank by land area among West Virginia counties39th of 55
- Width, east to west24.3 mi
- Height, north to south27 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary5
- Residents per square mile of land21
- Establishments per square mile0.30
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Flood risk in Gilmer County
- Participation of the county's own NFIP community Gilmer County, unincorporated areasParticipating, community 540035
- Communities in the county in the NFIP Community Status Book3
- Of those, participating in the NFIP3
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
- Radon levels in Gilmer County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/LZone 2
The county's own community in the status book, unincorporated Gilmer County (community 540035), participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies there. The EPA places Gilmer County in radon zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. The zone is a screening prediction for the county and does not substitute for a test at an address. 100.0 percent of the county's listed communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, per Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Traffic counts, 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 →
Feasibility studies
When a Gilmer County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Gilmer County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20247,288
- Households2,254
- Average household size3.23
- Median household income$47,981
- Median age41.5
Common questions
Gilmer County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gilmer County, West Virginia?
The Census Bureau estimates 7,116 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 7,288, in 2,254 households, ranking 51st of 55 West Virginia counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Gilmer County's population growing?
The population has fallen 4.07 percent since the 2020 census base of 7,418, to 7,116 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 42 births against 117 deaths, with net migration of -29. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Gilmer County?
$47,981. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $83,800, which is 1.7 times income, and median gross rent is $750 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Gilmer County?
102 establishments, employing 846 people with an annual payroll of $32.6 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is employment by industry in Gilmer County?
Manufacturing is the largest private sector at 209 jobs, 12.0 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 1,744 jobs at an average annual pay of $49,564, or $953 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Gilmer County?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $1.2 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, with a median approval of $1,200,000. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
How many building permits were issued in Gilmer County?
8 housing units were authorized by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $1.0 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Gilmer County?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Gilmer County come from?
The largest single origin is Braxton County, with 20 households. Arriving households report an average income of $39,000 against $31,602 for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Gilmer County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Gilmer County?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame, to be confirmed locally.
Gilmer County
Cities and places in Gilmer.
2 Census places lie wholly or partly in Gilmer County. All 2 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA 7(a) approvals, projects in this county | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenville | town | 1,037 | 1 | Wholly in this county |
| Sand Fork | town | 96 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |