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Alum Creek, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Alum Creek is a Census CDP of 1,749 people across 10.21 square miles of land, lying across Lincoln County and Kanawha County. Median household income is $74,231, 91.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $14,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alum Creek
What Alum Creek is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area10.21 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land171 plus or minus 42
- County holding the largest share of its areaLincoln County, 96.3 percent
- Counties this place lies inLincoln County 96.3 percent, Kanawha County 3.7 percent
Alum Creek 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 Alum Creek
- Population1,749 plus or minus 425
- Median age48.1
- Population under 18305 plus or minus 137
- Share under 1817.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Population 65 and over364 plus or minus 157
- Share 65 and over20.8 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Households554 plus or minus 148
- Family households442 plus or minus 124
- Share of households that are families79.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Alum Creek
- Median household income$74,231 plus or minus $42,804
- Per capita income$34,502 plus or minus $7,671
- Civilian labor force873 plus or minus 263
- Employed760 plus or minus 253
- Unemployed113 plus or minus 79
- Unemployment rate12.9 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Adults 25 and over1,288 plus or minus 302
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.2 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 Alum Creek
- Housing units701 plus or minus 158
- Occupied units554 plus or minus 148
- Vacant units147 plus or minus 71
- Vacancy rate21.0 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Owner occupied505 plus or minus 155
- Renter occupied49 plus or minus 32
- Ownership rate91.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$159,300 plus or minus $66,030
- Median gross rent, monthly$859 plus or minus $654
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.9 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Single family units597 plus or minus 154
- Share single family85.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more1.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Mobile homes96 plus or minus 48
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Alum Creek gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute727 plus or minus 248
- Commuting under 15 minutes122 plus or minus 111
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.8 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more188 plus or minus 103
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.9 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Drove alone86.7 percent plus or minus 39.4
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked10.3 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Worked from home3.1 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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SBA loans in Alum Creek (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$14,000
- Average approval$14,000
- Median approval$14,000
- Largest approval$14,000
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 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 Alum Creek, 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.
Lincoln County, not Alum Creek
Lincoln County context, not Alum Creek figures
- Establishments in Lincoln County172
- Covered employment, Lincoln County2,423
- Average annual pay, Lincoln County$42,630
- Housing units permitted, Lincoln County12
Every figure in this section is published for Lincoln County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alum Creek.
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
Alum Creek questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alum Creek, West Virginia?
1,749, in 554 households. Alum Creek CDP covers 10.21 square miles of land, which is 171 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alum Creek in?
Alum Creek lies in more than one. By area it is 96.3 percent in Lincoln County, 3.7 percent in Kanawha County. This page sits under Lincoln 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 Alum Creek?
$74,231. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $159,300. Median gross rent is $859 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Alum Creek businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $14,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $14,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alum Creek, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Alum Creek borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Alum Creek. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Alum Creek figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lincoln 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 Alum Creek.
Is zoning published for Alum Creek?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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