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Wardensville, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Wardensville is a Census town of 378 people across 0.32 square miles of land, in Hardy County. Median household income is $33,750, 62.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $96,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wardensville
What Wardensville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.32 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,165 plus or minus 435
- County holding the largest share of its areaHardy 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 Wardensville
- Population378 plus or minus 141
- Median age44.5 plus or minus 19.1
- Population under 1880 plus or minus 42
- Share under 1821.2 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Population 65 and over110 plus or minus 58
- Share 65 and over29.1 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Households184 plus or minus 78
- Family households83 plus or minus 44
- Share of households that are families45.1 percent plus or minus 14.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wardensville
- Median household income$33,750 plus or minus $18,679
- Per capita income$26,690 plus or minus $6,316
- Civilian labor force151 plus or minus 73
- Employed141 plus or minus 70
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate6.6 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over282 plus or minus 105
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.6 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wardensville
- Housing units198 plus or minus 80
- Occupied units184 plus or minus 78
- Vacant units14 plus or minus 15
- Vacancy rate7.1 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Owner occupied114 plus or minus 51
- Renter occupied70 plus or minus 50
- Ownership rate62.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$205,300 plus or minus $59,064
- Median gross rent, monthly$492
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.5 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Single family units139 plus or minus 56
- Share single family70.2 percent plus or minus 39.9
- Units in buildings of two or more59 plus or minus 45
- Share in buildings of two or more29.8 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wardensville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute135 plus or minus 66
- Commuting under 15 minutes60 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.4 percent plus or minus 22.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more54 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.0 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Drove alone79.6 percent
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked12.4 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Worked from home1.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Wardensville (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$96,500
- Average approval$48,250
- Median approval$48,250
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- 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 Wardensville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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 Wardensville
- NFIP communityTown of Wardensville
- NFIP community number540245
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/13/26(>)
The Town of Wardensville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540245 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.
Hardy County, not Wardensville
Hardy County context, not Wardensville figures
- Establishments in Hardy County294
- Covered employment, Hardy County6,079
- Average annual pay, Hardy County$48,062
- Housing units permitted, Hardy County74
Every figure in this section is published for Hardy County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wardensville.
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
Wardensville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wardensville, West Virginia?
378, in 184 households. Wardensville town covers 0.32 square miles of land, which is 1,165 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wardensville in?
Hardy 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 Wardensville?
$33,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $205,300. Median gross rent is $492 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wardensville businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $96,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $48,250. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wardensville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wardensville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wardensville. Only 2 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 Wardensville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wardensville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wardensville, town of, community 540245, 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 Wardensville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hardy 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 Wardensville.
Is zoning published for Wardensville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.