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Harrisville, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Harrisville is a Census town of 1,574 people across 1.58 square miles of land, in Ritchie County. Median household income is $47,768, 76.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $90,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Harrisville
What Harrisville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.58 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land994
- 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.
Harrisville
How many people live in Harrisville
- Population1,574
- Median age42.9
- Population under 18391 plus or minus 109
- Share under 1824.8 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Population 65 and over321 plus or minus 84
- Share 65 and over20.4 percent
- Households659
- Family households390 plus or minus 96
- Share of households that are families59.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harrisville
Income and work in Harrisville
- Median household income$47,768 plus or minus $12,829
- Per capita income$31,448 plus or minus $7,478
- Civilian labor force679 plus or minus 158
- Employed665 plus or minus 158
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over1,074
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Harrisville
- Housing units777
- Occupied units659
- Vacant units118 plus or minus 66
- Vacancy rate15.2 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Owner occupied504
- Renter occupied155 plus or minus 64
- Ownership rate76.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$123,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$566 plus or minus $211
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.2 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Single family units502
- Share single family64.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more120 plus or minus 65
- Share in buildings of two or more15.4 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes155 plus or minus 79
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Harrisville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute623 plus or minus 155
- Commuting under 15 minutes260 plus or minus 91
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.7 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more247 plus or minus 76
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.6 percent
- Drove alone80.3 percent
- Carpooled12.1 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home5.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harrisville
SBA loans in Harrisville (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$90,000
- Average approval$90,000
- Median approval$90,000
- Largest approval$90,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- 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 Harrisville, 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.
Harrisville
Flood risk in Harrisville
- NFIP communityTown of Harrisville
- NFIP community number540132
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/02/12(M)
The Town of Harrisville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540132 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 Harrisville
Ritchie County context, not Harrisville 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 Harrisville.
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
Harrisville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Harrisville, West Virginia?
1,574, in 659 households. Harrisville town covers 1.58 square miles of land, which is 994 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Harrisville 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 Harrisville?
$47,768. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $123,000. Median gross rent is $566 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Harrisville businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $90,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $90,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Harrisville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Harrisville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Harrisville. 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 Harrisville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Harrisville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Harrisville, town of, community 540132, 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 Harrisville 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 Harrisville.
Is zoning published for Harrisville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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