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Fort Ashby, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Fort Ashby is a Census CDP of 1,283 people across 3.31 square miles of land, in Mineral County. Median household income is $44,538, 83.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $164,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Ashby
What Fort Ashby is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.31 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land387 plus or minus 138
- County holding the largest share of its areaMineral 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.
Fort Ashby
How many people live in Fort Ashby
- Population1,283 plus or minus 458
- Median age48.6 plus or minus 10.9
- Population under 18202 plus or minus 126
- Share under 1815.7 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Population 65 and over382 plus or minus 205
- Share 65 and over29.8 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Households588 plus or minus 214
- Family households345 plus or minus 163
- Share of households that are families58.7 percent plus or minus 17.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fort Ashby
- Median household income$44,538 plus or minus $43,350
- Per capita income$31,646
- Civilian labor force571 plus or minus 289
- Employed571 plus or minus 289
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over921 plus or minus 313
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.1 percent plus or minus 43.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.1 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.8 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fort Ashby
- Housing units689 plus or minus 192
- Occupied units588 plus or minus 214
- Vacant units101 plus or minus 104
- Vacancy rate14.7 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Owner occupied491 plus or minus 217
- Renter occupied97 plus or minus 62
- Ownership rate83.5 percent plus or minus 20.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$225,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$633 plus or minus $471
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.1 percent plus or minus 20.9
- Single family units506 plus or minus 168
- Share single family73.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more42 plus or minus 54
- Share in buildings of two or more6.1 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Mobile homes141 plus or minus 117
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fort Ashby gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute556 plus or minus 283
- Commuting under 15 minutes63 plus or minus 81
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.3 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more75 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.5 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Drove alone94.4 percent
- Carpooled3.0 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Ashby
SBA loans in Fort Ashby (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$164,500
- Average approval$82,250
- Median approval$82,250
- Largest approval$119,300
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term150 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Ashby, 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.
Mineral County, not Fort Ashby
Mineral County context, not Fort Ashby figures
- Establishments in Mineral County456
- Covered employment, Mineral County8,694
- Average annual pay, Mineral County$54,612
- Housing units permitted, Mineral County64
Every figure in this section is published for Mineral County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fort Ashby.
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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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
Fort Ashby questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Ashby, West Virginia?
1,283, in 588 households. Fort Ashby CDP covers 3.31 square miles of land, which is 387 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Ashby in?
Mineral 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 Fort Ashby?
$44,538. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $225,300. Median gross rent is $633 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fort Ashby businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $164,500 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $82,250. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Ashby, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fort Ashby borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fort Ashby. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Fort Ashby figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mineral 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 Fort Ashby.
Is zoning published for Fort Ashby?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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