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Belle, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Belle is a Census town of 1,611 people across 0.69 square miles of land, in Kanawha County. Median household income is $77,031, 76.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $85,400 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Belle
What Belle is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.69 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,334 plus or minus 697
- County holding the largest share of its areaKanawha 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.
Belle
How many people live in Belle
- Population1,611 plus or minus 481
- Median age38.0 plus or minus 11.4
- Population under 18411 plus or minus 142
- Share under 1825.5 percent
- Population 65 and over290 plus or minus 94
- Share 65 and over18.0 percent
- Households621 plus or minus 159
- Family households445 plus or minus 151
- Share of households that are families71.7 percent plus or minus 16.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle
Income and work in Belle
- Median household income$77,031 plus or minus $16,082
- Per capita income$31,161
- Civilian labor force766 plus or minus 270
- Employed685 plus or minus 233
- Unemployed81 plus or minus 74
- Unemployment rate10.6 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Adults 25 and over1,069 plus or minus 285
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.9 percent plus or minus 31.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle
Housing in Belle
- Housing units753 plus or minus 164
- Occupied units621 plus or minus 159
- Vacant units132 plus or minus 59
- Vacancy rate17.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied475 plus or minus 142
- Renter occupied146 plus or minus 58
- Ownership rate76.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$107,100 plus or minus $27,508
- Median gross rent, monthly$891 plus or minus $211
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.9 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units621 plus or minus 147
- Share single family82.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more129 plus or minus 63
- Share in buildings of two or more17.1 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle
How Belle gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute587 plus or minus 220
- Commuting under 15 minutes170 plus or minus 79
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.0 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more70 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Drove alone70.0 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Public transport3.6 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Walked3.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Worked from home12.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle
SBA loans in Belle (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$85,400
- Average approval$85,400
- Median approval$85,400
- Largest approval$85,400
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term84 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 Belle, 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.
Belle
Flood risk in Belle
- NFIP communityTown of Belle
- NFIP community number540071
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/06/08
The Town of Belle participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540071 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.
Kanawha County, not Belle
Kanawha County context, not Belle figures
- Establishments in Kanawha County4,396
- Covered employment, Kanawha County97,845
- Average annual pay, Kanawha County$61,997
- Housing units permitted, Kanawha County98
Every figure in this section is published for Kanawha County as a whole and is not a measurement of Belle.
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
Belle questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Belle, West Virginia?
1,611, in 621 households. Belle town covers 0.69 square miles of land, which is 2,334 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Belle in?
Kanawha 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 Belle?
$77,031. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,100. Median gross rent is $891 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Belle businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $85,400 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $85,400. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belle, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Belle borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Belle. 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 Belle in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Belle appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Belle, town of, community 540071, 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 Belle figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kanawha 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 Belle.
Is zoning published for Belle?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.