24712 Zip Code (Athens, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,693
Zip code population in 2010: 2,063
Zip code population in 2000: 2,237

Houses and condos: 879
Renter-occupied apartments: 119
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 24712: 83.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 8.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 304 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,061 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $778 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 24712:

• High school or higher: 92.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 12.5%
• Unemployed: 3.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 24712:

• Never married: 52.0%
• Now married: 31.0%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 6.8%
• Divorced: 9.0%

• 
• • 2,51193.3%White
  • 973.6%Black
  • 441.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 220.8%Two or more races
  • 170.6%Asian

Urban population: 1,321
Rural population: 1,371

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 24712, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $53,124 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,124
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $45,305 (reported on 76.8% of returns)

Here:	$45,305
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1045.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3230.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6492.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8746.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18260.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $986 (reported on 25.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$986
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.0% for AGIs below $25k, 21.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 37.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,480 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,480
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.2% for AGIs below $25k, 37.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 141.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 118.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,122 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,122
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.2% for AGIs below $25k, 101.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 733.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,650 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,650
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 57.3% for AGIs below $25k, 44.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 150.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,650 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

24712:	$13,650
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 175.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 868.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,640 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,640
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.7% for AGIs below $25k, 54.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.5%

Here:	91%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k, 95.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 24712, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $50,002 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,002
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $40,437 (reported on 81.6% of returns)

Here:	$40,437
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.5% for AGIs below $25k, 74.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,224 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,224
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,723 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,723
State:	$4,262

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,312 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,312
State:	+$8,875

Profit/loss from business: +$6,310 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,310
State:	+$13,636

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,629 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

24712:	$8,629
West Virginia:	$11,787

Total itemized deductions: $21,647 (18% of AGI, reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$21,647
State:	$21,148

Here:	18.4% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,360 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$4,360
State:	$4,508

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,140 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

24712:	$7,140
State:	$8,103

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,850 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,850
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.6%

Here:	51%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 45.7% for AGIs below $25k, 57.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 40.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 24712, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,445 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,445
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $30,720 (reported on 84.5% of returns)

Here:	$30,720
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 109.7% for AGIs below $10k, 71.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,257 (reported on 42.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,257
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,545 (reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,545
State:	$2,913

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$874 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$874
State:	+$6,331

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,109 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	+$8,109
State:	+$11,074

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,731 (reported on 2.8% of returns)

24712:	$2,731
West Virginia:	$2,796

Total itemized deductions: $16,170 (21% of AGI, reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$16,170
State:	$16,976

Here:	20.7% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.8% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,603 (4% of AGI, reported on 12.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,603
State:	$3,529

Here:	4.5% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,596 (reported on 72.6% of returns)

24712:	$4,596
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,700 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,700
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 47.8%

Here:	48%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 34.2% for AGIs below $10k, 56.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 45.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 25971, 24740, 25922, 25979, 25841, 24731.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 196
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 464

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 10 (0 now married, 9 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 803 (154 now married, 649 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 24712 with a mortgage: 198 (15 second mortgage, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,263
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $343

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 24712 household income distribution in 2022

• 56Less than $10,000
• 53$10,000 to $14,999
• 21$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 21$30,000 to $34,999
• 10$35,000 to $39,999
• 39$40,000 to $44,999
• 23$45,000 to $49,999
• 99$50,000 to $59,999
• 87$60,000 to $74,999
• 90$75,000 to $99,999
• 61$100,000 to $124,999
• 50$125,000 to $149,999
• 18$150,000 to $199,999
• 10$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 24712

• 24Less than $10,000
• 57$10,000 to $14,999
• 22$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 16$90,000 to $99,999
• 72$100,000 to $124,999
• 22$125,000 to $149,999
• 12$150,000 to $174,999
• 44$175,000 to $199,999
• 104$200,000 to $249,999
• 60$250,000 to $299,999
• 19$300,000 to $399,999
• 28$400,000 to $499,999
• 8$500,000 to $749,999
• 7$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 24712

• 6$300 to $349
• 2$500 to $549
• 7$550 to $599
• 8$600 to $649
• 11$650 to $699
• 4$700 to $749
• 11$800 to $899
• 60No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $842.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $229,780.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $202,736
• Black or African American householders: $96,048
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $231,402

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $186,482

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $231,097

Here:	$231,097
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $34,311

Here:	$34,311
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 548
• One, attached: 9
• Two: 9
• 5 to 9: 34
• 10 to 19: 31
• Mobile homes: 238

Unemployment: 3.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 24712

• 66.6%505Drove a car alone
• 3.0%23Carpooled
• 15.9%121Walked
• 0.8%6Other means
• 13.2%100Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 24712

• 72Less than 5 minutes
• 1395 to 9 minutes
• 4510 to 14 minutes
• 6015 to 19 minutes
• 6220 to 24 minutes
• 6225 to 29 minutes
• 7230 to 34 minutes
• 1835 to 39 minutes
• 1140 to 44 minutes
• 3045 to 59 minutes
• 5760 to 89 minutes
• 3290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,693

• Male householders: 374 (177 living alone), Female householders: 277 (52 living alone)

• 298 spouses (298 opposite-sex spouses), 38 unmarried partners, (38 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 520 children (489 natural, 24 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 128 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 55 parents, 21 foster children, 31 other relatives, 121 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 751 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 158 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 227 1-person, 14 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 8 4-persons

367 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (20 men, 16 women).

96.1% of residents of 24712 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% very well, 63% well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% very well, 50% well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (40% very well, 60% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ATHENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (ROUTE 20 STATE STREET in ATHENS, WV)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-51201
  Organizations: MERCER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ATHENS SERVICE CENTER (S STATE ST & COR CEMETERY RD in ATHENS, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: BOYCE SIZEMORE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ATHENS TOWN OF (P.O. BOX 458 in ATHENS, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: ATHENS CITY OF, TOWN OF ATHENS

• AUGUST ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. (HINTON ATHENS STAR ROUTE 20 in ATHENS, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS WHOLESALERS, EXCEPT BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
  Alternative names: SPEEDWAY COUNTRY STORE

• CONCORD UNIVERSITY (COLLEGE DR in ATHENS, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: CONCORD COLLEGE

• ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL (P.O. BOX 608 in ATHENS, WV)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.0%

Population in 1990: 2,863.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,875
• Northeast: 76
• Midwest: 174
• South: 438
• West: 35

61% of the 24712 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

81% of the 24712 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 155
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 51 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 103

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Voluntary Health Organizations (10-19: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 2)
• Construction: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (5-9: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 14. The highest number of fires - 30 took place in 2012, and the least - 3 in 2015. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (42.3%), and Structure Fires (40.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 24712
• 10142.3%Outside Fires
• 9740.6%Structure Fires
• 239.6%Other
• 187.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 24712, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 24712 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	17	74.1 years
William	16	77.1 years
John	16	78.2 years
Mary	15	76.5 years
Charles	14	77.3 years
Robert	14	66.8 years
Thomas	8	72.6 years
George	8	77.5 years
Frank	8	79.1 years
Ruth	7	76.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 24712 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
White	24	71.8 years
Martin	17	74.6 years
Wiley	10	85.4 years
Thompson	10	74.4 years
Oxley	9	79.1 years
Coburn	8	69.0 years
Bowling	7	77.9 years
Moore	7	79.7 years
Phillips	7	78.6 years
Ball	6	67.2 years

Businesses in zip code 24712

• CVS: 1
• Subway: 1