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Matewan, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Matewan is a Census town of 505 people across 0.55 square miles of land, in Mingo County. Median household income is $16,105, 49.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $670,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Matewan
What Matewan is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.55 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land914 plus or minus 353
- County holding the largest share of its areaMingo 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 Matewan
- Population505 plus or minus 195
- Median age50.6 plus or minus 12.6
- Population under 1874 plus or minus 51
- Share under 1814.7 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Population 65 and over156 plus or minus 78
- Share 65 and over30.9 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Households276 plus or minus 90
- Family households130 plus or minus 63
- Share of households that are families47.1 percent plus or minus 16.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Matewan
- Median household income$16,105 plus or minus $4,754
- Per capita income$16,807 plus or minus $4,427
- Civilian labor force109 plus or minus 51
- Employed85 plus or minus 48
- Unemployed24 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate22.0 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Adults 25 and over419 plus or minus 159
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher73.5 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher3.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Matewan
- Housing units365 plus or minus 93
- Occupied units276 plus or minus 90
- Vacant units89 plus or minus 37
- Vacancy rate24.4 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Owner occupied137 plus or minus 61
- Renter occupied139 plus or minus 54
- Ownership rate49.6 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$112,100 plus or minus $51,426
- Median gross rent, monthly$355 plus or minus $84
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.5 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Single family units158 plus or minus 67
- Share single family43.3 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Units in buildings of two or more141 plus or minus 50
- Share in buildings of two or more38.6 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Mobile homes66 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Matewan gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute85 plus or minus 48
- Commuting under 15 minutes45 plus or minus 43
- Share commuting under 15 minutes52.9 percent plus or minus 40.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more20 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.5 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Drove alone77.6 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked22.4 percent plus or minus 36.7
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Matewan (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$670,000
- Average approval$335,000
- Median approval$335,000
- Largest approval$335,900
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term252 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Matewan, 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 Matewan
- NFIP communityTown of Matewan
- NFIP community number545538
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/17/16
The Town of Matewan participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 545538 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.
Mingo County, not Matewan
Mingo County context, not Matewan figures
- Establishments in Mingo County326
- Covered employment, Mingo County4,951
- Average annual pay, Mingo County$60,807
- Housing units permitted, Mingo County0
Every figure in this section is published for Mingo County as a whole and is not a measurement of Matewan.
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
Matewan questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Matewan, West Virginia?
505, in 276 households. Matewan town covers 0.55 square miles of land, which is 914 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Matewan in?
Mingo 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 Matewan?
$16,105. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $112,100. Median gross rent is $355 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Matewan businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $670,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $335,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Matewan, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Matewan borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Matewan. 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 Matewan in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Matewan appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Matewan, town of, community 545538, 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 Matewan figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mingo 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 Matewan.
Is zoning published for Matewan?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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