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Alderson, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Alderson is a Census town of 1,383 people across 0.89 square miles of land, lying across Greenbrier County and Monroe County. Median household income is $32,212, 70.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alderson
What Alderson is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.89 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,547 plus or minus 511
- County holding the largest share of its areaGreenbrier County, 68.6 percent
- Counties this place lies inGreenbrier County 68.6 percent, Monroe County 31.4 percent
Alderson crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alderson
How many people live in Alderson
- Population1,383 plus or minus 457
- Median age53.3
- Population under 18250 plus or minus 121
- Share under 1818.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over392 plus or minus 138
- Share 65 and over28.3 percent
- Households656 plus or minus 181
- Family households302 plus or minus 110
- Share of households that are families46.0 percent plus or minus 10.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Alderson
- Median household income$32,212 plus or minus $11,891
- Per capita income$20,158 plus or minus $5,027
- Civilian labor force310 plus or minus 140
- Employed300 plus or minus 138
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over1,082 plus or minus 334
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher68.8 percent plus or minus 28.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alderson
- Housing units716 plus or minus 186
- Occupied units656 plus or minus 181
- Vacant units60 plus or minus 42
- Vacancy rate8.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Owner occupied464 plus or minus 154
- Renter occupied192 plus or minus 84
- Ownership rate70.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$130,400 plus or minus $27,610
- Single family units570 plus or minus 168
- Share single family79.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more134 plus or minus 64
- Share in buildings of two or more18.7 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 16
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Alderson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute293 plus or minus 137
- Commuting under 15 minutes43 plus or minus 45
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.7 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more209 plus or minus 111
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more71.3 percent plus or minus 17.9
- Drove alone80.7 percent
- Carpooled1.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Worked from home2.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alderson
Flood risk in Alderson
- NFIP communityTown of Alderson
- NFIP community number540041
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/17/25
The Town of Alderson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540041 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.
Greenbrier County, not Alderson
Greenbrier County context, not Alderson figures
- Establishments in Greenbrier County888
- Covered employment, Greenbrier County12,789
- Average annual pay, Greenbrier County$44,155
- Housing units permitted, Greenbrier County69
Every figure in this section is published for Greenbrier County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alderson.
All Greenbrier County figures →
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
Alderson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alderson, West Virginia?
1,383, in 656 households. Alderson town covers 0.89 square miles of land, which is 1,547 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alderson in?
Alderson lies in more than one. By area it is 68.6 percent in Greenbrier County, 31.4 percent in Monroe County. This page sits under Greenbrier County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Alderson?
$32,212. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $130,400. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Alderson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Alderson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alderson, town of, community 540041, 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 Alderson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Greenbrier 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 Alderson.
Is zoning published for Alderson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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