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Dunbar, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Dunbar is a Census city of 7,254 people across 2.80 square miles of land, in Kanawha County. Median household income is $58,379, 62.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dunbar
What Dunbar is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.8 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,589
- 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.
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How many people live in Dunbar
- Population7,254
- Median age42.9
- Population under 18928 plus or minus 252
- Share under 1812.8 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Population 65 and over1,618
- Share 65 and over22.3 percent
- Households3,688
- Family households1,579
- Share of households that are families42.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Dunbar
- Median household income$58,379
- Per capita income$33,550
- Civilian labor force3,842
- Employed3,772
- Unemployed70 plus or minus 76
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over5,463
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.0 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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Housing in Dunbar
- Housing units4,130
- Occupied units3,688
- Vacant units442 plus or minus 169
- Vacancy rate10.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Owner occupied2,289
- Renter occupied1,399
- Ownership rate62.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$119,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$935
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.2 percent
- Single family units3,245
- Share single family78.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more881 plus or minus 232
- Share in buildings of two or more21.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dunbar gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,505
- Commuting under 15 minutes916 plus or minus 241
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more577 plus or minus 157
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Drove alone80.4 percent
- Carpooled7.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport1.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home8.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Dunbar (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$3,730,800
- Average approval$621,800
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$3,000,000
- Jobs supported26
- Jobs per approval4.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dunbar, 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 Dunbar
- NFIP communityCity of Dunbar
- NFIP community number540076
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/06/08
The City of Dunbar participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540076 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 Dunbar
Kanawha County context, not Dunbar 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 Dunbar.
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
Dunbar questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dunbar, West Virginia?
7,254, in 3,688 households. Dunbar city covers 2.80 square miles of land, which is 2,589 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dunbar 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 Dunbar?
$58,379. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $119,600. Median gross rent is $935 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dunbar businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $3.7 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dunbar, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dunbar borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dunbar. 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 Dunbar in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dunbar appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dunbar, city of, community 540076, 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 Dunbar 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 Dunbar.
Is zoning published for Dunbar?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.