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Ridgeley, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Ridgeley is a Census town of 239 people across 0.29 square miles of land, in Mineral County. Median household income is $41,477, 69.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $235,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ridgeley
What Ridgeley is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.29 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land823 plus or minus 338
- 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.
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How many people live in Ridgeley
- Population239 plus or minus 98
- Median age41.7 plus or minus 24.9
- Population under 1855 plus or minus 49
- Share under 1823.0 percent plus or minus 18.1
- Population 65 and over79 plus or minus 42
- Share 65 and over33.1 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Households143 plus or minus 50
- Family households57 plus or minus 28
- Share of households that are families39.9 percent plus or minus 13.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ridgeley
- Median household income$41,477 plus or minus $16,341
- Per capita income$28,934 plus or minus $7,714
- Civilian labor force102 plus or minus 45
- Employed91 plus or minus 41
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate10.8 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Adults 25 and over173 plus or minus 66
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.1 percent plus or minus 46.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.9 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.7 percent plus or minus 13.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ridgeley
- Housing units212 plus or minus 67
- Occupied units143 plus or minus 50
- Vacant units69 plus or minus 42
- Vacancy rate32.5 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Owner occupied100 plus or minus 47
- Renter occupied43 plus or minus 31
- Ownership rate69.9 percent plus or minus 22.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$151,800 plus or minus $73,288
- Median gross rent, monthly$783 plus or minus $277
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.7 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Single family units153 plus or minus 56
- Share single family72.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more59 plus or minus 39
- Share in buildings of two or more27.8 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1947
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ridgeley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute78 plus or minus 39
- Commuting under 15 minutes49 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting under 15 minutes62.8 percent plus or minus 19.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more13 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.7 percent plus or minus 28.0
- Drove alone52.7 percent plus or minus 21.2
- Carpooled20.9 percent plus or minus 21.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked12.1 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Worked from home14.3 percent plus or minus 15.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Ridgeley (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$235,000
- Average approval$47,000
- Median approval$35,000
- Largest approval$100,000
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval2.0
- 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 lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ridgeley, 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.
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Flood risk in Ridgeley
- NFIP communityTown of Ridgeley
- NFIP community number540155
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/19/13
The Town of Ridgeley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540155 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.
Mineral County, not Ridgeley
Mineral County context, not Ridgeley 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 Ridgeley.
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
Ridgeley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ridgeley, West Virginia?
239, in 143 households. Ridgeley town covers 0.29 square miles of land, which is 823 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ridgeley 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 Ridgeley?
$41,477. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $151,800. Median gross rent is $783 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ridgeley businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $235,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $35,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ridgeley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ridgeley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ridgeley. 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.
Is Ridgeley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ridgeley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ridgeley, town of, community 540155, 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 Ridgeley 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 Ridgeley.
Is zoning published for Ridgeley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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