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Handley is a Census town of 418 people across 0.95 square miles of land, in Kanawha County. Median household income is $105,150, 96.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Handley through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 418 with a margin of error of plus or minus 296, which is 70.8 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Handley
What Handley is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.95 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land438 plus or minus 310
- 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.
Handley
How many people live in Handley
- Population418 plus or minus 296
- Median age46.4 plus or minus 25.1
- Population under 18100 plus or minus 142
- Share under 1823.9 percent plus or minus 29.5
- Population 65 and over92 plus or minus 70
- Share 65 and over22.0 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Households132 plus or minus 84
- Family households126 plus or minus 84
- Share of households that are families95.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Handley
Income and work in Handley
- Median household income$105,150 plus or minus $75,023
- Per capita income$27,548 plus or minus $11,264
- Civilian labor force191 plus or minus 143
- Employed191 plus or minus 143
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over270 plus or minus 197
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher70.7 percent plus or minus 72.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher3.3 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.5 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Handley
Housing in Handley
- Housing units151 plus or minus 85
- Occupied units132 plus or minus 84
- Vacant units19 plus or minus 14
- Vacancy rate12.6 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied127 plus or minus 83
- Renter occupied5 plus or minus 8
- Ownership rate96.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$51,500 plus or minus $40,527
- Single family units143 plus or minus 86
- Share single family94.7 percent plus or minus 20.0
- Units in buildings of two or more2 plus or minus 13
- Share in buildings of two or more1.3 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Handley
How Handley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute183 plus or minus 143
- Commuting under 15 minutes68 plus or minus 68
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.2 percent plus or minus 22.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more101 plus or minus 85
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.2 percent plus or minus 17.9
- Drove alone95.8 percent plus or minus 21.4
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Handley
Flood risk in Handley
- NFIP communityTown of Handley
- NFIP community number540279
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/06/08
The Town of Handley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540279 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 Handley
Kanawha County context, not Handley 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 Handley.
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
Handley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Handley, West Virginia?
418, in 132 households. Handley town covers 0.95 square miles of land, which is 438 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Handley 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 Handley?
$105,150. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $51,500. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Handley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Handley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Handley, town of, community 540279, 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 Handley 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 Handley.
Is zoning published for Handley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.