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Rainelle, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Rainelle is a Census town of 1,458 people across 1.11 square miles of land, in Greenbrier County. Median household income is $35,625, 66.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $50,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rainelle
What Rainelle is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.11 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,310 plus or minus 421
- County holding the largest share of its areaGreenbrier 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.
Rainelle
How many people live in Rainelle
- Population1,458 plus or minus 468
- Median age48.8
- Population under 18252 plus or minus 127
- Share under 1817.3 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Population 65 and over251 plus or minus 81
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent
- Households661 plus or minus 164
- Family households309 plus or minus 119
- Share of households that are families46.7 percent plus or minus 13.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Rainelle
- Median household income$35,625 plus or minus $13,174
- Per capita income$21,745 plus or minus $5,521
- Civilian labor force548 plus or minus 238
- Employed533 plus or minus 238
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over1,148 plus or minus 347
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.7 percent plus or minus 31.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.6 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Rainelle
- Housing units755 plus or minus 172
- Occupied units661 plus or minus 164
- Vacant units94 plus or minus 51
- Vacancy rate12.5 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Owner occupied442 plus or minus 135
- Renter occupied219 plus or minus 74
- Ownership rate66.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$80,800 plus or minus $20,354
- Median gross rent, monthly$663
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.3 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Single family units573 plus or minus 158
- Share single family75.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more125 plus or minus 54
- Share in buildings of two or more16.6 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes57 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Rainelle gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute489 plus or minus 228
- Commuting under 15 minutes169 plus or minus 102
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.6 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more254 plus or minus 146
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.9 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Drove alone79.1 percent plus or minus 23.5
- Carpooled12.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.1 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Worked from home3.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rainelle
SBA loans in Rainelle (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$50,000
- Average approval$50,000
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rainelle, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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 Rainelle
- NFIP communityTown of Rainelle
- NFIP community number540228
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/05/23
The Town of Rainelle participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540228 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 Rainelle
Greenbrier County context, not Rainelle 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 Rainelle.
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
Rainelle questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rainelle, West Virginia?
1,458, in 661 households. Rainelle town covers 1.11 square miles of land, which is 1,310 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rainelle in?
Greenbrier 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 Rainelle?
$35,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $80,800. Median gross rent is $663 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rainelle businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $50,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rainelle, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rainelle borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rainelle. Only 0 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 Rainelle in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rainelle appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rainelle, town of, community 540228, 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 Rainelle 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 Rainelle.
Is zoning published for Rainelle?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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