25985 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 481
Zip code population in 2010: 430
Zip code population in 2000: 528

Houses and condos: 225
Renter-occupied apartments: 81
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 25985: 85.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 14 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: $298

For population 25 years and over in 25985:

• High school or higher: 72.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
• Unemployed: 12.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 38.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 25985:

• Never married: 23.8%
• Now married: 43.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 7.1%
• Divorced: 25.3%

• 
• • 46396.5%White
  • 173.5%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 25985, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $41,418 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,418
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $38,831 (reported on 76.5% of returns)

Here:	$38,831
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 980.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2955.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10926.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $600 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$600
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,375 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,375
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 158.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 88.2%

Here:	88%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 85.7% for AGIs below $25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 25985, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,017 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,017
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $29,873 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$29,873
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.7% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $425 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$425
West Virginia:	$1,211

Earned income credit: $2,775 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,775
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.0%

Here:	50%
State:	49%

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 25985, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,185 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,185
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $23,914 (reported on 79.9% of returns)

Here:	$23,914
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.9% for AGIs below $10k, 77.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $417 (reported on 31.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$417
West Virginia:	$1,465

Taxable dividends: $294 (reported on 9.0% of returns)

Here:	$294
State:	$2,913

Profit/loss from business: +$3,312 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,312
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $12,278 (25% of AGI, reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$12,278
State:	$16,976

Here:	24.9% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Total tax: $2,405 (reported on 69.3% of returns)

25985:	$2,405
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,812 (reported on 25.4% of returns)

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

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.7%

Here:	59%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $10k, 69.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 53.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 25976, 25977, 25951, 24962, 24910, 24981.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 73
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 96

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 94 (54 now married, 39 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 25985 with a mortgage: 18
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 25985 household income distribution in 2022

• 11Less than $10,000
• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 49$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 16$35,000 to $39,999
• 20$50,000 to $59,999
• 18$60,000 to $74,999
• 25$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 25985

• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 14$60,000 to $69,999
• 10$80,000 to $89,999
• 28$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$175,000 to $199,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 25985

• 13$200 to $249
• 18$550 to $599
• 22$900 to $999
• 22No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $839.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $93,237

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $106,804 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,272 - $124,783

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $206,721

Here:	$206,721
State:	$206,655

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 196
• Mobile homes: 27

Unemployment: 12.8%

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 25985

• 105 to 9 minutes
• 1125 to 29 minutes
• 1330 to 34 minutes
• 1640 to 44 minutes
• 4545 to 59 minutes
• 390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 5.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 481

• Male householders: 64 (23 living alone), Female householders: 102 (12 living alone)

• 102 spouses (102 opposite-sex spouses), 23 unmarried partners, (23 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 105 children (80 natural, 0 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 13 other relatives, 32 non-relatives

Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 11 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person, 24 2-persons

20 married couples with children.
50 single-parent households (50 women).

100.2% of residents of 25985 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.6%

Population in 1990: 435. Population change in the 1990s: +93 (+21.4%).

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

• This state: 355
• Northeast: 76
• South: 21
• West: 21

86% of the 25985 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

95% of the 25985 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 95% 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): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Exterminating and Pest Control Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 25985 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	10	69.9 years
John	6	81.1 years
Charles	5	68.6 years
Robert	4	80.8 years
William	4	73.8 years
Alfred	3	75.3 years
Emma	3	81.0 years
Clyde	3	71.0 years
Billy	3	63.1 years
Virginia	3	73.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 25985 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Cales	24	74.8 years
Bowles	13	74.7 years
Ward	10	71.9 years
Richmond	8	74.7 years
Bragg	7	70.0 years
Holland	7	75.1 years
Ayers	6	72.1 years
Dick	6	73.5 years
Burdette	6	78.0 years
Johnson	5	70.8 years