25049 Zip Code (Comfort, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 529
Zip code population in 2010: 630
Zip code population in 2000: 327

Houses and condos: 305
Renter-occupied apartments: 26
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 25049: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 15.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 34 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: $367 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 25049:

• High school or higher: 80.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 48.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 25049:

• Never married: 23.6%
• Now married: 70.2%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 6.2%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 25049, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $48,012 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,012
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $42,009 (reported on 88.5% of returns)

Here:	$42,009
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 842.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3228.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6740.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8615.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13546.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $175 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$175
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,250 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,250
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.6% for AGIs below $25k, 121.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.3%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 25049, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,793 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,793
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $43,396 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$43,396
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $280 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$280
West Virginia:	$1,211

Profit/loss from business: +$9,600 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	+$9,600
State:	+$13,636

Total itemized deductions: $13,433 (13% of AGI, reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$13,433
State:	$21,148

Here:	13.5% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Taxes paid: $6,600 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

25049:	$6,600
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $2,850 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 36.7%

Here:	37%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 33.3% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 25049, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,587 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,587
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $34,824 (reported on 90.5% of returns)

Here:	$34,824
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.8% for AGIs below $10k, 77.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $638 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$638
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $77 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

Here:	$77
State:	$2,913

Profit/loss from business: +$3,950 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,950
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $12,433 (19% of AGI, reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$12,433
State:	$16,976

Here:	18.8% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,000 (3% of AGI, reported on 4.9% of returns)

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

Here:	2.6% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $3,959 (reported on 68.9% of returns)

25049:	$3,959
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,794 (reported on 24.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,794
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.0%

Here:	59%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 49.1% for AGIs below $10k, 65.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 25035, 25148, 25054, 25214, 25024, 25134.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 161

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 26 (27 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 100 (49 now married, 51 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 25049 with a mortgage: 41
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,317
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $426

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

• Zip code 25049 household income distribution in 2022

• 27$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $44,999
• 16$45,000 to $49,999
• 28$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $74,999
• 58$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 25049

• 21$10,000 to $14,999
• 20$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 39$80,000 to $89,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$150,000 to $174,999
• 24$200,000 to $249,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $240,915

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $90,847

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $132,789

Here:	$132,789
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $18,523

Here:	$18,523
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 180
• Two: 26
• 3 or 4: 31
• Mobile homes: 66

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 25049

• 62.1%136Drove a car alone
• 26.0%57Carpooled
• 13.2%29Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 25049

• 20Less than 5 minutes
• 55 to 9 minutes
• 1725 to 29 minutes
• 3530 to 34 minutes
• 5645 to 59 minutes
• 5590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 33.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 529

• Male householders: 77 (0 living alone), Female householders: 87 (26 living alone)

• 154 spouses (154 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 213 children (170 natural, 40 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 62 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 26 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person

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

99.4% of residents of 25049 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AMERICAN ROOF INC (21189 COALRIVER RD in COMFORT, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: DENNIS LAYTON & GREG LANTZ (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• COMFORT HOUSING PROJECT (37 GREYSTONE DRIVE in COMFORT, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: COMFORT SEWAGE TREATMENT ASSOC

• COMFORT ELEMENTARY (GENERAL DELIVERY in COMFORT, WV)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.6%

Population in 1990: 889.

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

• This state: 397
• Midwest: 13
• South: 118

80% of the 25049 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

77% of the 25049 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% 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 schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Construction: Roofing Contractors (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Human Rights Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Framing 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 fire incidents per year is 7. The highest number of fire incidents - 20 took place in 2005, and the least - 0 in 2017. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (70.5%), and Outside Fires (18.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 25049
• 8670.5%Structure Fires
• 2318.9%Outside Fires
• 119.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 21.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 25049, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 25049 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	12	63.7 years
John	6	81.0 years
George	5	85.6 years
Herbert	4	76.5 years
Hubert	4	78.7 years
Charles	4	73.5 years
Frank	4	71.7 years
Roy	4	67.3 years
Arthur	3	69.0 years
Jesse	3	86.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 25049 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Adkins	15	76.2 years
Estep	8	79.0 years
Buzzard	8	71.4 years
Midkiff	8	83.0 years
Dotson	7	62.3 years
Coon	7	84.0 years
Cooper	6	69.1 years
Meadows	6	75.3 years
Perdue	6	74.8 years
Thompson	6	73.8 years

Businesses in zip code 25049

• Subway: 1