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Paw Paw, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Paw Paw is a Census town of 459 people across 0.53 square miles of land, in Morgan County. Median household income is $65,000, 79.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $520,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Paw Paw
What Paw Paw is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.53 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land866 plus or minus 383
- County holding the largest share of its areaMorgan 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.
Paw Paw
How many people live in Paw Paw
- Population459 plus or minus 203
- Median age47.8
- Population under 18103 plus or minus 57
- Share under 1822.4 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Population 65 and over57 plus or minus 37
- Share 65 and over12.4 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Households176 plus or minus 68
- Family households126 plus or minus 58
- Share of households that are families71.6 percent plus or minus 17.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Paw Paw
- Median household income$65,000
- Per capita income$27,620 plus or minus $5,552
- Civilian labor force215 plus or minus 117
- Employed175 plus or minus 91
- Unemployed40 plus or minus 43
- Unemployment rate18.6 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Adults 25 and over320 plus or minus 131
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.2 percent plus or minus 45.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.6 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.8 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Paw Paw
Housing in Paw Paw
- Housing units223 plus or minus 75
- Occupied units176 plus or minus 68
- Vacant units47 plus or minus 29
- Vacancy rate21.1 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Owner occupied139 plus or minus 63
- Renter occupied37 plus or minus 26
- Ownership rate79.0 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$87,000 plus or minus $35,995
- Median gross rent, monthly$977 plus or minus $246
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units175 plus or minus 66
- Share single family78.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more16 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more7.2 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Mobile homes32 plus or minus 28
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Paw Paw gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute162 plus or minus 84
- Commuting under 15 minutes21 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.0 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more141 plus or minus 76
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more87.0 percent
- Drove alone84.5 percent
- Carpooled11.3 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home3.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Paw Paw
SBA loans in Paw Paw (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$520,500
- Average approval$130,125
- Median approval$45,250
- Largest approval$410,000
- Jobs supported28
- Jobs per approval7.0
- 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 lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Paw Paw, 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.
Paw Paw
Flood risk in Paw Paw
- NFIP communityTown of Paw Paw
- NFIP community number540252
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09
The Town of Paw Paw participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540252 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.
Morgan County, not Paw Paw
Morgan County context, not Paw Paw figures
- Establishments in Morgan County232
- Covered employment, Morgan County3,085
- Average annual pay, Morgan County$46,239
- Housing units permitted, Morgan County103
Every figure in this section is published for Morgan County as a whole and is not a measurement of Paw Paw.
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
Paw Paw questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Paw Paw, West Virginia?
459, in 176 households. Paw Paw town covers 0.53 square miles of land, which is 866 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Paw Paw in?
Morgan 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 Paw Paw?
$65,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $87,000. Median gross rent is $977 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Paw Paw businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $520,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $45,250. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Paw Paw, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Paw Paw borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Paw Paw. 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 Paw Paw in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Paw Paw appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Paw Paw, town of, community 540252, 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 Paw Paw figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Morgan 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 Paw Paw.
Is zoning published for Paw Paw?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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