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Rock Cave, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Rock Cave is a Census CDP of 276 people across 3.10 square miles of land, in Upshur County. Median household income is $52,202, 92.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $125,000 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 Rock Cave through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 276 with a margin of error of plus or minus 142, which is 51.4 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.
Rock Cave
What Rock Cave is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.1 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land89 plus or minus 46
- County holding the largest share of its areaUpshur 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 Rock Cave
- Population276 plus or minus 142
- Median age65.3 plus or minus 16.3
- Population under 1816 plus or minus 22
- Share under 185.8 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over148 plus or minus 86
- Share 65 and over53.6 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Households119 plus or minus 64
- Family households75 plus or minus 54
- Share of households that are families63.0 percent plus or minus 30.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Rock Cave
- Median household income$52,202 plus or minus $34,677
- Per capita income$30,191 plus or minus $8,123
- Civilian labor force110 plus or minus 86
- Employed110 plus or minus 86
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over238 plus or minus 137
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.6 percent plus or minus 77.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.6 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.8 percent plus or minus 10.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Rock Cave
- Housing units173 plus or minus 93
- Occupied units119 plus or minus 64
- Vacant units54 plus or minus 80
- Vacancy rate31.2 percent plus or minus 43.1
- Owner occupied110 plus or minus 62
- Renter occupied9 plus or minus 14
- Ownership rate92.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$241,700 plus or minus $204,925
- Single family units119 plus or minus 65
- Share single family68.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes54 plus or minus 80
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Rock Cave gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute103 plus or minus 84
- Commuting under 15 minutes9 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.7 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more65 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more63.1 percent plus or minus 68.0
- Drove alone93.6 percent plus or minus 21.7
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.4 percent plus or minus 8.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Rock Cave (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$125,000
- Average approval$125,000
- Median approval$125,000
- Largest approval$125,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term84 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 Rock Cave, 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.
Upshur County, not Rock Cave
Upshur County context, not Rock Cave figures
- Establishments in Upshur County513
- Covered employment, Upshur County7,673
- Average annual pay, Upshur County$48,466
- Housing units permitted, Upshur County62
Every figure in this section is published for Upshur County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rock Cave.
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
Rock Cave questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rock Cave, West Virginia?
276, in 119 households. Rock Cave CDP covers 3.10 square miles of land, which is 89 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rock Cave in?
Upshur 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 Rock Cave?
$52,202. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $241,700. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rock Cave businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $125,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $125,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rock Cave, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rock Cave borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rock Cave. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Rock Cave figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Upshur 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 Rock Cave.
Is zoning published for Rock Cave?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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