24981 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 566
Zip code population in 2010: 631
Zip code population in 2000: 613

Houses and condos: 306
Renter-occupied apartments: 134
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 24981: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 12.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 46 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,233

For population 25 years and over in 24981:

• High school or higher: 97.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 27.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 47.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 24981:

• Never married: 10.1%
• Now married: 79.1%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 4.1%
• Divorced: 6.6%

• 
• • 52592.9%White
  • 407.1%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 24981, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,194 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,194
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $37,473 (reported on 71.0% of returns)

Here:	$37,473
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1170.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3250.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5463.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9525.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $333 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$333
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs below $25k, 30.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,300 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,300
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,400 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 144.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 83.9%

Here:	84%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 84.6% for AGIs below $25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 24981, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,191 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,191
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $28,304 (reported on 84.8% of returns)

Here:	$28,304
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.5% for AGIs below $25k, 67.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $189 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$189
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $833 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$833
State:	$4,262

Profit/loss from business: +$4,700 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,700
State:	+$13,636

Total itemized deductions: $13,000 (16% of AGI, reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,000
State:	$21,148

Here:	16.0% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Taxes paid: $4,000 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

24981:	$4,000
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $2,200 (reported on 24.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,200
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 39.4%

Here:	39%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 37.5% for AGIs below $25k, 33.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 24981, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,737 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,737
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $23,376 (reported on 85.0% of returns)

Here:	$23,376
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.0% for AGIs below $10k, 76.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $512 (reported on 25.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$512
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable dividends: $455 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$455
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$16,667 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

Here:	+$16,667
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$2,031 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,031
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $15,806 (19% of AGI, reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	$15,806
State:	$16,976

Here:	18.6% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,000 (2% of AGI, reported on 7.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$3,529

Here:	2.3% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $3,367 (reported on 61.4% of returns)

24981:	$3,367
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,904 (reported on 32.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,904
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 51.4%

Here:	51%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 47.5% for AGIs below $10k, 54.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 49.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 39.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 24962, 24935, 24945, 24918, 25951, 24910.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 65
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 182

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 104 (70 now married, 33 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 24981 with a mortgage: 42
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 24981 household income distribution in 2022

• 44$20,000 to $24,999
• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 18$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 21$75,000 to $99,999
• 125$125,000 to $149,999
• 23$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 24981

• 6$60,000 to $69,999
• 48$70,000 to $79,999
• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 28$400,000 to $499,999
• 30$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 24981

• 95$700 to $749
• 5No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $156,347
• Black or African American householders: $147,199

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $240,216

Here:	$240,216
State:	$206,655

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 251
• Mobile homes: 53

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 24981

• 86.3%176Drove a car alone
• 14.7%30Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 24981

• 12320 to 24 minutes
• 5245 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 566

• Male householders: 63 (0 living alone), Female householders: 184 (11 living alone)

• 174 spouses (174 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 72 children (38 natural, 0 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 0 foster children, 25 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 173 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 16 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person

33 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

100.2% of residents of 24981 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• GREENBRIER TERRACE (505 GREENBRIER TERRACE in LOWELL, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: SUMMERS HOUSING LP

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.1%

Population in 1990: 511. Population change in the 1990s: +102 (+20.0%).

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

• This state: 391
• Midwest: 150

76% of the 24981 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

52% of the 24981 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Land Subdivision (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (1-4: 1)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 8. The highest number of fire incidents - 19 took place in 2008, and the least - 1 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (54.0%), and Outside Fires (30.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 24981
• 7554.0%Structure Fires
• 4330.9%Outside Fires
• 1410.1%Other
• 75.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 24981, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 24981 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	10	72.0 years
James	8	71.9 years
William	8	80.0 years
Mary	6	73.5 years
Charles	5	70.0 years
Kenneth	4	61.7 years
Robert	4	76.2 years
Edward	3	65.0 years
Frank	3	71.0 years
Carl	3	61.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 24981 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Bailey	9	76.8 years
Mann	7	68.1 years
Martin	7	69.7 years
Allen	5	82.4 years
Hicks	5	71.2 years
Lowry	5	82.2 years
Wynes	5	72.0 years
Adkins	4	84.8 years
Gore	4	78.0 years
Carter	4	88.5 years