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Crab Orchard, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Crab Orchard is a Census CDP of 1,139 people across 2.25 square miles of land, in Raleigh County. Median household income is $43,792, 87.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Crab Orchard
What Crab Orchard is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.25 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land506 plus or minus 162
- County holding the largest share of its areaRaleigh 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.
Crab Orchard
How many people live in Crab Orchard
- Population1,139 plus or minus 365
- Median age61.8
- Population under 1879 plus or minus 72
- Share under 186.9 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over428 plus or minus 233
- Share 65 and over37.6 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Households661 plus or minus 201
- Family households233 plus or minus 103
- Share of households that are families35.2 percent plus or minus 11.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Crab Orchard
- Median household income$43,792 plus or minus $24,028
- Per capita income$34,632 plus or minus $7,912
- Civilian labor force524 plus or minus 185
- Employed504 plus or minus 184
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 31
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over1,029 plus or minus 314
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.5 percent plus or minus 33.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Crab Orchard
- Housing units925 plus or minus 270
- Occupied units661 plus or minus 201
- Vacant units264 plus or minus 189
- Vacancy rate28.5 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Owner occupied578 plus or minus 178
- Renter occupied83 plus or minus 105
- Ownership rate87.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$168,200 plus or minus $107,479
- Single family units855 plus or minus 266
- Share single family92.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more16 plus or minus 30
- Share in buildings of two or more1.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Mobile homes54 plus or minus 82
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Crab Orchard gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute473 plus or minus 174
- Commuting under 15 minutes87 plus or minus 71
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.4 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more55 plus or minus 66
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.6 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Drove alone85.9 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Worked from home6.2 percent plus or minus 10.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Raleigh County, not Crab Orchard
Raleigh County context, not Crab Orchard figures
- Establishments in Raleigh County1,713
- Covered employment, Raleigh County32,322
- Average annual pay, Raleigh County$54,223
- Housing units permitted, Raleigh County41
Every figure in this section is published for Raleigh County as a whole and is not a measurement of Crab Orchard.
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
Crab Orchard questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Crab Orchard, West Virginia?
1,139, in 661 households. Crab Orchard CDP covers 2.25 square miles of land, which is 506 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Crab Orchard in?
Raleigh 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 Crab Orchard?
$43,792. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $168,200. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Crab Orchard figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Raleigh 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 Crab Orchard.
Is zoning published for Crab Orchard?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.