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Poca, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Poca is a Census town of 872 people across 0.55 square miles of land, in Putnam County. Median household income is $77,292, 85.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $178,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Poca
What Poca is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.55 sq mi
- Water area0.17 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,572 plus or minus 472
- 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.
Poca
How many people live in Poca
- Population872 plus or minus 262
- Median age38.2 plus or minus 10.0
- Population under 18229 plus or minus 82
- Share under 1826.3 percent
- Population 65 and over214 plus or minus 57
- Share 65 and over24.5 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Households354 plus or minus 89
- Family households256 plus or minus 70
- Share of households that are families72.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poca
Income and work in Poca
- Median household income$77,292 plus or minus $23,338
- Per capita income$34,761
- Civilian labor force417 plus or minus 128
- Employed414 plus or minus 127
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 7
- Unemployment rate0.7 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over592 plus or minus 153
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.4 percent plus or minus 30.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.6 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poca
Housing in Poca
- Housing units360 plus or minus 89
- Occupied units354 plus or minus 89
- Vacant units6 plus or minus 10
- Vacancy rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied302 plus or minus 80
- Renter occupied52 plus or minus 26
- Ownership rate85.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$170,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$864 plus or minus $424
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.4 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Single family units308 plus or minus 82
- Share single family85.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more24 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more6.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Mobile homes28 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poca
How Poca gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute388 plus or minus 122
- Commuting under 15 minutes73 plus or minus 41
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.8 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more113 plus or minus 56
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.1 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Drove alone91.3 percent
- Carpooled3.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home3.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poca
SBA loans in Poca (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$178,000
- Average approval$89,000
- Median approval$89,000
- Largest approval$168,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Poca, 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.
Poca
Flood risk in Poca
- NFIP communityTown of Poca
- NFIP community number540168
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/02/12
The Town of Poca participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540168 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 Poca
Putnam County context, not Poca 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 Poca.
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
Poca questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Poca, West Virginia?
872, in 354 households. Poca town covers 0.55 square miles of land, which is 1,572 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Poca 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 Poca?
$77,292. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $170,500. Median gross rent is $864 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Poca businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $178,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $89,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Poca, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Poca borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Poca. 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 Poca in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Poca appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Poca, town of, community 540168, 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 Poca 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 Poca.
Is zoning published for Poca?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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