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Ravenswood, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Ravenswood is a Census city of 3,830 people across 1.82 square miles of land, in Jackson County. Median household income is $34,241, 69.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ravenswood
What Ravenswood is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.82 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,108
- County holding the largest share of its areaJackson 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 Ravenswood
- Population3,830
- Median age49.0
- Population under 18664 plus or minus 240
- Share under 1817.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over935 plus or minus 251
- Share 65 and over24.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Households1,714
- Family households843
- Share of households that are families49.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ravenswood
- Median household income$34,241 plus or minus $13,598
- Per capita income$37,810 plus or minus $16,123
- Civilian labor force1,213 plus or minus 348
- Employed1,213 plus or minus 348
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over2,963
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.4 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ravenswood
- Housing units1,796
- Occupied units1,714
- Vacant units82 plus or minus 85
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied1,191 plus or minus 238
- Renter occupied523 plus or minus 225
- Ownership rate69.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$97,600 plus or minus $47,723
- Median gross rent, monthly$714 plus or minus $315
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.0 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Single family units1,203
- Share single family67.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more368 plus or minus 188
- Share in buildings of two or more20.5 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Mobile homes225 plus or minus 145
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ravenswood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute926 plus or minus 244
- Commuting under 15 minutes436 plus or minus 216
- Share commuting under 15 minutes47.1 percent plus or minus 19.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more171 plus or minus 98
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.5 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Drove alone64.4 percent
- Carpooled4.4 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.6 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Worked from home23.7 percent plus or minus 18.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Ravenswood (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$13,500
- Average approval$6,750
- Median approval$6,750
- Largest approval$8,500
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term60 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 Ravenswood, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 Ravenswood
- NFIP communityCity of Ravenswood
- NFIP community number540241
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/18/04
The City of Ravenswood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540241 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.
Jackson County, not Ravenswood
Jackson County context, not Ravenswood figures
- Establishments in Jackson County472
- Covered employment, Jackson County7,810
- Average annual pay, Jackson County$52,922
- Housing units permitted, Jackson County0
Every figure in this section is published for Jackson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ravenswood.
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
Ravenswood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ravenswood, West Virginia?
3,830, in 1,714 households. Ravenswood city covers 1.82 square miles of land, which is 2,108 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ravenswood in?
Jackson 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 Ravenswood?
$34,241. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $97,600. Median gross rent is $714 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ravenswood businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $13,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $6,750. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ravenswood, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ravenswood borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ravenswood. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Ravenswood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ravenswood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ravenswood, city of, community 540241, 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 Ravenswood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jackson 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 Ravenswood.
Is zoning published for Ravenswood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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