26161 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 520
Zip code population in 2010: 480
Zip code population in 2000: 472

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26161: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 48.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,662

For population 25 years and over in 26161:

• High school or higher: 94.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 9.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26161:

• Never married: 11.8%
• Now married: 45.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 21.2%
• Divorced: 21.2%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26161, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,038 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,038
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $39,317 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$39,317
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1250.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2965.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4793.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10935.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $167 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$167
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,950 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,950
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 247.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,025 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,025
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 202.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.8%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

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

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26161, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,973 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,973
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $24,698 (reported on 86.2% of returns)

Here:	$24,698
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.2% for AGIs below $10k, 71.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $220 (reported on 26.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$220
West Virginia:	$1,465

Taxable dividends: $357 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	$357
State:	$2,913

Profit/loss from business: +$12,737 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	+$12,737
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $14,077 (30% of AGI, reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$14,077
State:	$16,976

Here:	29.5% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Total tax: $3,205 (reported on 67.6% of returns)

26161:	$3,205
State:	$5,372

Earned income credit: $1,553 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,553
State:	$1,662

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

Here:	59%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 48.8% for AGIs below $10k, 63.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 26337, 26180, 26148, 26184, 26138, 26143.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 11
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 192

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 58 (39 now married, 18 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26161 with a mortgage: 62
Houses without a mortgage: 16

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

• Zip code 26161 household income distribution in 2022

• 46Less than $10,000
• 17$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$45,000 to $49,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $74,999
• 58$75,000 to $99,999
• 21$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26161

• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 26$15,000 to $19,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$60,000 to $69,999
• 11$70,000 to $79,999
• 26$100,000 to $124,999
• 59$150,000 to $174,999
• 27$175,000 to $199,999
• 19$400,000 to $499,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $119,517

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $129,676 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,622 - $183,078

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $225,951

Here:	$225,951
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $12,755

Here:	$12,755
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 120
• Mobile homes: 140
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Unemployment: 9.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26161

• 92.4%143Drove a car alone
• 5.8%9Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26161

• 2010 to 14 minutes
• 2420 to 24 minutes
• 6030 to 34 minutes
• 1140 to 44 minutes
• 945 to 59 minutes
• 1660 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 56.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 520

• Male householders: 139 (47 living alone), Female householders: 67 (16 living alone)

• 94 spouses (94 opposite-sex spouses), 64 unmarried partners, (64 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 18 children (18 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 60 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 50 foster children, 25 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 40 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 13 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 62 1-person, 43 2-persons

99.8% of residents of 26161 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• H. B. MELLOTT ESTATE, INC. (RR 1, BOX 110 in PETROLEUM, WV)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.8%

Population in 1990: 419. Population change in the 1990s: +53 (+12.6%).

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

• This state: 450
• Midwest: 16
• South: 49

85% of the 26161 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

101% of the 26161 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31
Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Mining: Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 26161 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	7	77.9 years
George	6	75.8 years
James	6	73.2 years
William	4	64.0 years
Charles	3	73.0 years
Dorothy	3	78.7 years
Ralph	3	86.0 years
Thelma	3	73.4 years
Edna	2	82.5 years
Cecil	2	79.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 26161 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Morrison	6	70.0 years
Jackson	5	81.0 years
Metz	5	69.0 years
Robinson	5	80.8 years
Smith	5	73.4 years
Lanham	4	72.8 years
Dulaney	3	79.7 years
Jenkins	3	74.0 years
Border	3	81.7 years
Layfield	3	83.6 years