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Mason, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Mason is a Census town of 787 people across 0.58 square miles of land, in Mason County. Median household income is $45,893, 70.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mason
What Mason is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.58 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,349 plus or minus 394
- County holding the largest share of its areaMason 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 Mason
- Population787 plus or minus 230
- Median age54.2
- Population under 18111 plus or minus 61
- Share under 1814.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Population 65 and over251 plus or minus 79
- Share 65 and over31.9 percent
- Households383 plus or minus 96
- Family households238 plus or minus 82
- Share of households that are families62.1 percent plus or minus 14.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mason
- Median household income$45,893 plus or minus $11,258
- Per capita income$28,512 plus or minus $7,604
- Civilian labor force274 plus or minus 139
- Employed256 plus or minus 137
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate6.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over608 plus or minus 153
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.2 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mason
- Housing units455 plus or minus 94
- Occupied units383 plus or minus 96
- Vacant units72 plus or minus 42
- Vacancy rate15.8 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Owner occupied269 plus or minus 87
- Renter occupied114 plus or minus 50
- Ownership rate70.2 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$110,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$983 plus or minus $244
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.7 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Single family units338 plus or minus 90
- Share single family74.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more13 plus or minus 22
- Share in buildings of two or more2.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Mobile homes104 plus or minus 49
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mason gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute223 plus or minus 146
- Commuting under 15 minutes100 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.8 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more37 plus or minus 36
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.6 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Drove alone91.3 percent plus or minus 27.8
- Carpooled1.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.1 percent plus or minus 10.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Mason
- NFIP communityTown of Mason
- NFIP community number540248
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/03/13
The Town of Mason participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540248 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.
Mason County, not Mason
Mason County context, not Mason figures
- Establishments in Mason County324
- Covered employment, Mason County6,171
- Average annual pay, Mason County$59,568
- Housing units permitted, Mason County8
Every figure in this section is published for Mason County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mason.
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.
Coverage
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
Mason questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mason, West Virginia?
787, in 383 households. Mason town covers 0.58 square miles of land, which is 1,349 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mason in?
Mason 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 Mason?
$45,893. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $110,400. Median gross rent is $983 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Mason in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mason appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mason, town of, community 540248, 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 Mason figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mason 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 Mason.
Is zoning published for Mason?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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