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Hinton, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Hinton is a Census city of 2,086 people across 2.23 square miles of land, in Summers County. Median household income is $37,610, 70.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $129,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hinton
What Hinton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.23 sq mi
- Water area0.8 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land934
- County holding the largest share of its areaSummers 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.
Hinton
How many people live in Hinton
- Population2,086
- Median age36.9 plus or minus 7.8
- Population under 18459 plus or minus 138
- Share under 1822.0 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over516 plus or minus 132
- Share 65 and over24.7 percent
- Households875
- Family households451 plus or minus 106
- Share of households that are families51.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hinton
Income and work in Hinton
- Median household income$37,610
- Per capita income$25,980 plus or minus $6,357
- Civilian labor force689 plus or minus 174
- Employed662 plus or minus 174
- Unemployed27 plus or minus 37
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over1,481
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.8 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hinton
Housing in Hinton
- Housing units1,339
- Occupied units875
- Vacant units464 plus or minus 121
- Vacancy rate34.7 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied614 plus or minus 140
- Renter occupied261 plus or minus 88
- Ownership rate70.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$92,900 plus or minus $31,522
- Median gross rent, monthly$951
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.3 percent
- Single family units1,105
- Share single family82.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more199 plus or minus 76
- Share in buildings of two or more14.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes35 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1950
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hinton
How Hinton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute621 plus or minus 164
- Commuting under 15 minutes240 plus or minus 93
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.6 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more260 plus or minus 94
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.9 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Drove alone76.9 percent
- Carpooled9.5 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.3 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Worked from home6.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hinton
SBA loans in Hinton (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$129,700
- Average approval$43,233
- Median approval$41,200
- Largest approval$58,500
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval0.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term60 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 Hinton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Hinton
Flood risk in Hinton
- NFIP communityCity of Hinton
- NFIP community number540187
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/24/24
The City of Hinton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540187 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.
Summers County, not Hinton
Summers County context, not Hinton figures
- Establishments in Summers County162
- Covered employment, Summers County2,169
- Average annual pay, Summers County$42,494
- Housing units permitted, Summers County12
Every figure in this section is published for Summers County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hinton.
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
Hinton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hinton, West Virginia?
2,086, in 875 households. Hinton city covers 2.23 square miles of land, which is 934 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hinton in?
Summers 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 Hinton?
$37,610. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $92,900. Median gross rent is $951 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hinton businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $129,700 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $41,200. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hinton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hinton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hinton. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hinton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hinton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hinton, city of, community 540187, 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 Hinton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Summers 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 Hinton.
Is zoning published for Hinton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.