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Cameron, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Cameron is a Census city of 609 people across 0.86 square miles of land, in Marshall County. Median household income is $43,750, 69.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cameron
What Cameron is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.86 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land709 plus or minus 224
- County holding the largest share of its areaMarshall 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.
Cameron
How many people live in Cameron
- Population609 plus or minus 192
- Median age50.8
- Population under 1894 plus or minus 43
- Share under 1815.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over168 plus or minus 55
- Share 65 and over27.6 percent
- Households284 plus or minus 75
- Family households133 plus or minus 44
- Share of households that are families46.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cameron
- Median household income$43,750 plus or minus $12,193
- Per capita income$41,564 plus or minus $27,229
- Civilian labor force228 plus or minus 95
- Employed196 plus or minus 85
- Unemployed32 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate14.0 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Adults 25 and over489 plus or minus 136
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.5 percent plus or minus 33.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.9 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cameron
- Housing units406 plus or minus 90
- Occupied units284 plus or minus 75
- Vacant units122 plus or minus 54
- Vacancy rate30.0 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Owner occupied198 plus or minus 61
- Renter occupied86 plus or minus 44
- Ownership rate69.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$65,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$439
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Single family units297 plus or minus 77
- Share single family73.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more101 plus or minus 49
- Share in buildings of two or more24.9 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cameron gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute192 plus or minus 83
- Commuting under 15 minutes67 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.9 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more88 plus or minus 45
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.8 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Drove alone73.0 percent plus or minus 44.7
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked12.2 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Worked from home2.0 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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Flood risk in Cameron
- NFIP communityCity of Cameron
- NFIP community number540287
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09
The City of Cameron participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540287 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.
Marshall County, not Cameron
Marshall County context, not Cameron figures
- Establishments in Marshall County481
- Covered employment, Marshall County10,545
- Average annual pay, Marshall County$65,055
- Housing units permitted, Marshall County8
Every figure in this section is published for Marshall County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cameron.
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
Cameron questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cameron, West Virginia?
609, in 284 households. Cameron city covers 0.86 square miles of land, which is 709 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cameron in?
Marshall 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 Cameron?
$43,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $65,000. Median gross rent is $439 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Cameron in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cameron appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cameron, city of, community 540287, 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 Cameron figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Marshall 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 Cameron.
Is zoning published for Cameron?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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