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Eleanor, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Eleanor is a Census town of 1,726 people across 2.05 square miles of land, in Putnam County. Median household income is $78,578, 76.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $348,800 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Eleanor
What Eleanor is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.05 sq mi
- Water area0.15 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land841 plus or minus 235
- County holding the largest share of its areaPutnam 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 Eleanor
- Population1,726 plus or minus 482
- Median age45.6
- Population under 18241 plus or minus 114
- Share under 1814.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Population 65 and over408 plus or minus 107
- Share 65 and over23.6 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Households721 plus or minus 185
- Family households565 plus or minus 148
- Share of households that are families78.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Eleanor
- Median household income$78,578
- Per capita income$43,512
- Civilian labor force815 plus or minus 283
- Employed810 plus or minus 283
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate0.6 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over1,330 plus or minus 329
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.0 percent plus or minus 30.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.8 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Eleanor
- Housing units732 plus or minus 185
- Occupied units721 plus or minus 185
- Vacant units11 plus or minus 18
- Vacancy rate1.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Owner occupied554 plus or minus 157
- Renter occupied167 plus or minus 84
- Ownership rate76.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$255,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,070
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.3 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Single family units638 plus or minus 170
- Share single family87.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more94 plus or minus 60
- Share in buildings of two or more12.8 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Eleanor gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute813 plus or minus 285
- Commuting under 15 minutes436 plus or minus 184
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.6 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more202 plus or minus 80
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.8 percent
- Drove alone87.9 percent plus or minus 43.6
- Carpooled0.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home9.7 percent plus or minus 8.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Eleanor (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$348,800
- Average approval$116,267
- Median approval$113,800
- Largest approval$169,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval2.7
- 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 lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Eleanor, 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 Eleanor
- NFIP communityTown of Eleanor
- NFIP community number540222
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/02/12
The Town of Eleanor participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540222 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.
Putnam County, not Eleanor
Putnam County context, not Eleanor figures
- Establishments in Putnam County1,248
- Covered employment, Putnam County21,217
- Average annual pay, Putnam County$64,360
- Housing units permitted, Putnam County402
Every figure in this section is published for Putnam County as a whole and is not a measurement of Eleanor.
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
Eleanor questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Eleanor, West Virginia?
1,726, in 721 households. Eleanor town covers 2.05 square miles of land, which is 841 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Eleanor in?
Putnam 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 Eleanor?
$78,578. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $255,400. Median gross rent is $1,070 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Eleanor businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $348,800 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $113,800. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Eleanor, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Eleanor borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Eleanor. 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 Eleanor in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Eleanor appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Eleanor, town of, community 540222, 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 Eleanor figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Putnam 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 Eleanor.
Is zoning published for Eleanor?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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