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Sophia, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Sophia is a Census town of 1,528 people across 0.70 square miles of land, in Raleigh County. Median household income is $36,080, 58.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sophia
What Sophia is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.7 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,188 plus or minus 755
- 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.
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How many people live in Sophia
- Population1,528 plus or minus 527
- Median age45.4 plus or minus 13.1
- Population under 18228 plus or minus 119
- Share under 1814.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Population 65 and over307 plus or minus 106
- Share 65 and over20.1 percent
- Households695 plus or minus 223
- Family households495 plus or minus 223
- Share of households that are families71.2 percent plus or minus 22.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sophia
- Median household income$36,080
- Per capita income$32,398 plus or minus $15,962
- Civilian labor force582 plus or minus 353
- Employed510 plus or minus 348
- Unemployed72 plus or minus 76
- Unemployment rate12.4 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Adults 25 and over1,047 plus or minus 351
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher71.8 percent plus or minus 31.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.6 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.1 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sophia
- Housing units753 plus or minus 225
- Occupied units695 plus or minus 223
- Vacant units58 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate7.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Owner occupied404 plus or minus 150
- Renter occupied291 plus or minus 179
- Ownership rate58.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$116,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$870
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.9 percent
- Single family units628 plus or minus 218
- Share single family83.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more109 plus or minus 81
- Share in buildings of two or more14.5 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Mobile homes16 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sophia gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute459 plus or minus 288
- Commuting under 15 minutes123 plus or minus 78
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more154 plus or minus 117
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.6 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Drove alone91.4 percent plus or minus 85.4
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.6 percent plus or minus 12.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Sophia
- NFIP communityTown of Sophia
- NFIP community number540174
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/09
The Town of Sophia participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540174 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.
Raleigh County, not Sophia
Raleigh County context, not Sophia 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 Sophia.
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
Sophia questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sophia, West Virginia?
1,528, in 695 households. Sophia town covers 0.70 square miles of land, which is 2,188 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sophia 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 Sophia?
$36,080. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $116,900. Median gross rent is $870 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sophia in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sophia appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sophia, town of, community 540174, 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 Sophia 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 Sophia.
Is zoning published for Sophia?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.