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Nitro, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Nitro is a Census city of 6,853 people across 5.35 square miles of land, lying across Kanawha County and Putnam County. Median household income is $53,848, 74.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Nitro
What Nitro is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.35 sq mi
- Water area0.57 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,282
- County holding the largest share of its areaKanawha County, 83.6 percent
- Counties this place lies inKanawha County 83.6 percent, Putnam County 16.4 percent
Nitro crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
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 Nitro
- Population6,853
- Median age44.5
- Population under 181,499 plus or minus 464
- Share under 1821.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over1,330 plus or minus 272
- Share 65 and over19.4 percent
- Households2,828
- Family households1,713
- Share of households that are families60.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Nitro
- Median household income$53,848
- Per capita income$35,489 plus or minus $7,354
- Civilian labor force3,386
- Employed3,203
- Unemployed183 plus or minus 143
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over4,911
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.7 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Nitro
- Housing units3,507
- Occupied units2,828
- Vacant units679 plus or minus 252
- Vacancy rate19.4 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied2,107
- Renter occupied721 plus or minus 249
- Ownership rate74.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$128,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$949
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.1 percent
- Single family units3,001
- Share single family85.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more374 plus or minus 150
- Share in buildings of two or more10.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Mobile homes132 plus or minus 126
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Nitro gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,093
- Commuting under 15 minutes492 plus or minus 180
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more669 plus or minus 255
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.6 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Drove alone82.8 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Nitro (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$3,690,300
- Average approval$461,288
- Median approval$75,000
- Largest approval$1,890,000
- Jobs supported72
- Jobs per approval9.0
- 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 franchises12.5 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Nitro, 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 Nitro
- NFIP communityCity of Nitro
- NFIP community number540081
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/06/08
The City of Nitro participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540081 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 Nitro
Kanawha County context, not Nitro 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 Nitro.
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
Nitro questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Nitro, West Virginia?
6,853, in 2,828 households. Nitro city covers 5.35 square miles of land, which is 1,282 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Nitro in?
Nitro lies in more than one. By area it is 83.6 percent in Kanawha County, 16.4 percent in Putnam County. This page sits under Kanawha County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Nitro?
$53,848. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $128,900. Median gross rent is $949 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Nitro businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $3.7 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $75,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Nitro, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Nitro borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Nitro. 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 Nitro in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Nitro appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Nitro, city of, community 540081, 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 Nitro 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 Nitro.
Is zoning published for Nitro?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.