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Northfork, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Northfork is a Census town of 169 people across 0.96 square miles of land, in McDowell County. Median household income is $50,208, 91.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Northfork
What Northfork is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.96 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land175 plus or minus 80
- County holding the largest share of its areaMcDowell 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 Northfork
- Population169 plus or minus 77
- Median age51.3 plus or minus 16.1
- Population under 186 plus or minus 16
- Share under 183.6 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Population 65 and over37 plus or minus 26
- Share 65 and over21.9 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Households71 plus or minus 30
- Family households43 plus or minus 22
- Share of households that are families60.6 percent plus or minus 17.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Northfork
- Median household income$50,208 plus or minus $41,265
- Per capita income$25,477 plus or minus $8,721
- Civilian labor force67 plus or minus 44
- Employed67 plus or minus 44
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over158 plus or minus 76
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.4 percent plus or minus 62.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.9 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Northfork
- Housing units192 plus or minus 48
- Occupied units71 plus or minus 30
- Vacant units121 plus or minus 37
- Vacancy rate63.0 percent
- Owner occupied65 plus or minus 29
- Renter occupied6 plus or minus 7
- Ownership rate91.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$33,700
- Single family units166 plus or minus 46
- Share single family86.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more2.1 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Mobile homes22 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Northfork gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute57 plus or minus 41
- Commuting under 15 minutes15 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.3 percent plus or minus 34.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more11 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.3 percent plus or minus 37.9
- Drove alone74.6 percent plus or minus 36.6
- Carpooled10.4 percent plus or minus 18.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.9 percent plus or minus 23.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Northfork
- NFIP communityTown of Northfork
- NFIP community number540121
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/05
The Town of Northfork participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540121 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.
McDowell County, not Northfork
McDowell County context, not Northfork figures
- Establishments in McDowell County213
- Covered employment, McDowell County3,934
- Average annual pay, McDowell County$56,048
- Housing units permitted, McDowell County7
Every figure in this section is published for McDowell County as a whole and is not a measurement of Northfork.
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
Northfork questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Northfork, West Virginia?
169, in 71 households. Northfork town covers 0.96 square miles of land, which is 175 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Northfork in?
McDowell 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 Northfork?
$50,208. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $33,700. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Northfork in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Northfork appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Northfork, town of, community 540121, 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 Northfork figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for McDowell 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 Northfork.
Is zoning published for Northfork?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.