25971 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,570
Zip code population in 2010: 1,130
Zip code population in 2000: 552

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 25971: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 20.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 77 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: $840 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 25971:

• High school or higher: 81.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 25971:

• Never married: 6.9%
• Now married: 80.3%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 4.9%
• Divorced: 7.0%

• 
• • 1,53798.0%White
  • 301.9%Two or more races
  • 10.06%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 25971, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,174 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,174
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $41,806 (reported on 79.1% of returns)

Here:	$41,806
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1069.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3306.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5591.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8816.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14286.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $540 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$540
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 27.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $850 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	$850
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k, 41.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,200 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	+$4,200
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 111.7% for AGIs below $25k, 126.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,667 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

25971:	$8,667
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 216.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,100 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,100
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.2% for AGIs below $25k, 106.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.0%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 88.2% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 25971, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,652 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,652
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $38,574 (reported on 79.5% of returns)

Here:	$38,574
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.1% for AGIs below $25k, 80.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $717 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$717
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $260 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	$260
State:	$4,262

Profit/loss from business: +$4,860 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,860
State:	+$13,636

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,700 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

25971:	$11,700
West Virginia:	$11,787

Total itemized deductions: $15,057 (18% of AGI, reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$15,057
State:	$21,148

Here:	18.2% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Charity contributions: $4,367 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	$4,367
State:	$4,508

Taxes paid: $5,371 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

25971:	$5,371
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $2,136 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,136
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.3%

Here:	52%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 52.6% for AGIs below $25k, 54.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 25971, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,929 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,929
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $28,771 (reported on 86.5% of returns)

Here:	$28,771
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.9% for AGIs below $10k, 71.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $905 (reported on 37.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$905
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $154 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	$154
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$714 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

Here:	+$714
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$6,943 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,943
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $12,814 (24% of AGI, reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	$12,814
State:	$16,976

Here:	23.7% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,233 (6% of AGI, reported on 7.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,233
State:	$3,529

Here:	5.8% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $3,502 (reported on 70.0% of returns)

25971:	$3,502
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,812 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,812
State:	$1,662

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

Here:	51%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 41.5% for AGIs below $10k, 51.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 24712, 25979, 24740, 25922, 25841, 24093.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 49
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 598

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 81 (84 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 196 (154 now married, 40 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 25971 with a mortgage: 412 (22 second mortgage, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $963
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $412

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

• Zip code 25971 household income distribution in 2022

• 14Less than $10,000
• 20$10,000 to $14,999
• 74$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 33$40,000 to $44,999
• 121$50,000 to $59,999
• 61$60,000 to $74,999
• 154$75,000 to $99,999
• 130$150,000 to $199,999
• 14$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 25971

• 18$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$40,000 to $49,999
• 39$50,000 to $59,999
• 37$60,000 to $69,999
• 49$80,000 to $89,999
• 65$90,000 to $99,999
• 5$100,000 to $124,999
• 44$125,000 to $149,999
• 47$150,000 to $174,999
• 9$175,000 to $199,999
• 189$200,000 to $249,999
• 20$250,000 to $299,999
• 38$300,000 to $399,999
• 42$400,000 to $499,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $198,843

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $166,802 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $89,372 - $245,629

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $200,370

Here:	$200,370
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $77,991

Here:	$77,991
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 578
• Mobile homes: 242

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 25971

• 91.7%566Drove a car alone
• 3.9%24Carpooled
• 1.9%12Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 25971

• 205 to 9 minutes
• 7910 to 14 minutes
• 915 to 19 minutes
• 3920 to 24 minutes
• 5225 to 29 minutes
• 28630 to 34 minutes
• 1340 to 44 minutes
• 5545 to 59 minutes
• 2360 to 89 minutes
• 2090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,570

• Male householders: 475 (42 living alone), Female householders: 176 (42 living alone)

• 574 spouses (574 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 309 children (306 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 15 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 361 2-persons, 95 3-persons, 93 4-persons, 18 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 83 1-person

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

100.4% of residents of 25971 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• INDIAN MEADOWS REC. AREA (PINE GROVE ROAD in LERONA, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL CAMPS
  Alternative names: INDIAN MEADOWS MAINTENANCE

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.7%

Population in 1990: 507. Population change in the 1990s: +45 (+8.9%).

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

• This state: 1,173
• Northeast: 20
• Midwest: 22
• South: 350

65% of the 25971 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

87% of the 25971 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% 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):

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Car Washes (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Roofing Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Framing Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Beauty Salons (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 25971 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	9	73.0 years
William	7	69.4 years
John	6	71.5 years
Robert	5	68.4 years
Charles	4	65.7 years
Elsie	4	86.3 years
Roy	3	64.4 years
Basil	3	79.0 years
Frank	3	71.9 years
George	3	79.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 25971 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Phillips	13	68.6 years
Caldwell	7	75.7 years
Keaton	6	76.4 years
Neely	6	71.5 years
Crews	5	84.0 years
Cook	4	76.0 years
Moye	4	78.7 years
Wood	4	69.5 years
Lamb	4	73.7 years
Foley	4	77.5 years