24918 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,406
Zip code population in 2010: 1,677
Zip code population in 2000: 1,514

Houses and condos: 824
Renter-occupied apartments: 186
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 24918: 83.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 43.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 32 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 no mortgage in 2022: $485

For population 25 years and over in 24918:

• High school or higher: 87.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
• Unemployed: 1.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 24918:

• Never married: 22.0%
• Now married: 56.2%
• Separated: 5.8%
• Widowed: 7.3%
• Divorced: 8.8%

• 
• • 1,38798.6%White
  • 191.4%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 24918, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,812 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,812
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $41,649 (reported on 79.7% of returns)

Here:	$41,649
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1017.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3220.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7173.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11260.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16166.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $307 (reported on 23.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$307
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,025 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,025
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,725 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,725
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 181.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,486 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,486
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 150.0% for AGIs below $25k, 98.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,175 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

24918:	$8,175
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 251.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,282 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,282
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.4% for AGIs below $25k, 76.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.2%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 95.5% for AGIs below $25k, 93.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 24918, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,404 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,404
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $37,902 (reported on 82.5% of returns)

Here:	$37,902
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.2% for AGIs below $25k, 79.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,107 (reported on 24.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,107
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $650 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

Here:	$650
State:	$4,262

Profit/loss from business: +$4,529 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,529
State:	+$13,636

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,050 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

24918:	$6,050
West Virginia:	$11,787

Total itemized deductions: $17,617 (20% of AGI, reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	$17,617
State:	$21,148

Here:	20.0% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Charity contributions: $4,275 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,275
State:	$4,508

Taxes paid: $5,600 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

24918:	$5,600
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $2,408 (reported on 22.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,408
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 66.7%

Here:	67%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 64.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 24918, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,266 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,266
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $30,469 (reported on 82.6% of returns)

Here:	$30,469
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.8% for AGIs below $10k, 63.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $783 (reported on 44.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$783
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,021 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,021
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,692 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,692
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$4,556 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,556
State:	+$11,074

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.4% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,300 (reported on 1.9% of returns)

24918:	$1,300
West Virginia:	$2,796

Total itemized deductions: $14,311 (23% of AGI, reported on 11.7% of returns)

Here:	$14,311
State:	$16,976

Here:	22.9% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,359 (6% of AGI, reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,359
State:	$3,529

Here:	5.9% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $3,366 (reported on 69.5% of returns)

24918:	$3,366
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,610 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,610
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.4%

Here:	67%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 66.9% for AGIs below $10k, 64.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 24945, 24935, 24963, 24951, 24981, 24962.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 139
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 433

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 234 (118 now married, 115 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 24918 with a mortgage: 135
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,242
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $396

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

• Zip code 24918 household income distribution in 2022

• 38Less than $10,000
• 51$10,000 to $14,999
• 52$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 27$35,000 to $39,999
• 52$40,000 to $44,999
• 29$45,000 to $49,999
• 53$50,000 to $59,999
• 78$60,000 to $74,999
• 47$75,000 to $99,999
• 109$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 24918

• 44$20,000 to $24,999
• 24$35,000 to $39,999
• 29$40,000 to $49,999
• 21$80,000 to $89,999
• 28$100,000 to $124,999
• 55$125,000 to $149,999
• 57$150,000 to $174,999
• 46$175,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 to $249,999
• 8$400,000 to $499,999
• 46$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 24918

• 45$300 to $349
• 93$400 to $449
• 10$550 to $599
• 12$700 to $749
• 26No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $587.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $141,932

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $143,079

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $195,041

Here:	$195,041
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $28,994

Here:	$28,994
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 581
• 5 to 9: 17
• Mobile homes: 218

Unemployment: 1.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 24918

• 83.3%479Drove a car alone
• 9.6%55Carpooled
• 1.9%11Other means
• 3.8%22Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 24918

• 7510 to 14 minutes
• 2615 to 19 minutes
• 12820 to 24 minutes
• 1525 to 29 minutes
• 8730 to 34 minutes
• 3135 to 39 minutes
• 2540 to 44 minutes
• 7945 to 59 minutes
• 7460 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 19.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,406

• Male householders: 335 (105 living alone), Female householders: 232 (76 living alone)

• 245 spouses (245 opposite-sex spouses), 82 unmarried partners, (82 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 500 children (358 natural, 0 adopted, 139 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 192 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 180 1-person, 12 2-persons

55 married couples with children.
399 single-parent households (231 men, 168 women).

All residents speak English at home

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BALLARD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (RT 1 BOX 24 - HC 77, BOX 106 in BALLARD, WV)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.7%

Population in 1990: 1,194. Population change in the 1990s: +320 (+26.8%).

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

• This state: 1,120
• Northeast: 70
• Midwest: 20
• South: 185

67% of the 24918 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

97% of the 24918 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 104% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 4)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Computer Systems Design Services (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Siding Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (1-4: 1)

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 9. The highest number of fires - 15 took place in 2016, and the least - 4 in 2002. The data has a constant trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (60.9%), and Outside Fires (25.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 24918
• 9560.9%Structure Fires
• 3925.0%Outside Fires
• 127.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 106.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 24918, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 24918 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	15	70.1 years
James	12	73.7 years
William	12	70.2 years
Walter	9	72.9 years
Henry	8	68.0 years
Frank	7	80.0 years
Arthur	6	77.3 years
Harry	5	79.2 years
Florence	5	86.4 years
Ralph	5	61.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 24918 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Belcher	13	80.2 years
Mann	12	72.4 years
Broyles	12	74.7 years
Spangler	10	82.3 years
Miller	10	72.8 years
Williams	8	80.0 years
Long	7	65.2 years
Lester	7	73.4 years
Campbell	6	80.0 years
Canterbury	6	70.3 years