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Cairo, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Cairo is a Census town of 273 people across 0.47 square miles of land, in Ritchie County. Median household income is $65,500, 94.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $103,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Cairo through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 273 with a margin of error of plus or minus 230, which is 84.2 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Cairo
What Cairo is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.47 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land578 plus or minus 487
- County holding the largest share of its areaRitchie 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 Cairo
- Population273 plus or minus 230
- Median age46.6
- Population under 1857 plus or minus 96
- Share under 1820.9 percent plus or minus 30.3
- Population 65 and over34 plus or minus 22
- Share 65 and over12.5 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Households124 plus or minus 83
- Family households75 plus or minus 65
- Share of households that are families60.5 percent plus or minus 33.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cairo
Income and work in Cairo
- Median household income$65,500 plus or minus $48,021
- Per capita income$25,615 plus or minus $21,369
- Civilian labor force142 plus or minus 117
- Employed142 plus or minus 117
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over216 plus or minus 138
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.8 percent plus or minus 80.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher4.6 percent plus or minus 17.9
- 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 Cairo
- Housing units158 plus or minus 86
- Occupied units124 plus or minus 83
- Vacant units34 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate21.5 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Owner occupied117 plus or minus 81
- Renter occupied7 plus or minus 11
- Ownership rate94.4 percent
- Median gross rent, monthly$488 plus or minus $227
- Annual rent as a share of median income8.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Single family units138 plus or minus 84
- Share single family87.3 percent plus or minus 23.8
- Units in buildings of two or more7 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more4.4 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cairo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute89 plus or minus 65
- Commuting under 15 minutes10 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.2 percent plus or minus 27.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more22 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.7 percent plus or minus 21.7
- Drove alone62.7 percent plus or minus 69.0
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home37.3 percent plus or minus 26.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Cairo (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$103,000
- Average approval$103,000
- Median approval$103,000
- Largest approval$103,000
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- 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 NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cairo, 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 Cairo
- NFIP communityTown of Cairo
- NFIP community number540179
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/02/12
The Town of Cairo participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540179 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.
Ritchie County, not Cairo
Ritchie County context, not Cairo figures
- Establishments in Ritchie County188
- Covered employment, Ritchie County3,008
- Average annual pay, Ritchie County$51,970
- Housing units permitted, Ritchie County26
Every figure in this section is published for Ritchie County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cairo.
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
Cairo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cairo, West Virginia?
273, in 124 households. Cairo town covers 0.47 square miles of land, which is 578 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cairo in?
Ritchie 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 Cairo?
$65,500. Median gross rent is $488 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cairo businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $103,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $103,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cairo, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cairo borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cairo. 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 Cairo in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cairo appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cairo, town of, community 540179, 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 Cairo figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ritchie 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 Cairo.
Is zoning published for Cairo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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