26175 Zip Code (Sistersville, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,184
Zip code population in 2010: 3,326
Zip code population in 2000: 3,735

Houses and condos: 1,451
Renter-occupied apartments: 152
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26175: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 45.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 71 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: $840 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $559 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 26175:

• High school or higher: 91.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
• Unemployed: 3.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 37.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26175:

• Never married: 28.0%
• Now married: 46.8%
• Separated: 3.0%
• Widowed: 9.5%
• Divorced: 12.7%

• 
• • 2,97593.5%White
  • 1153.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 571.8%Black
  • 351.1%Two or more races

Urban population: 1,505
Rural population: 1,678

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26175, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $57,121 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$57,121
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $46,806 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$46,806
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 999.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3183.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5798.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8864.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15521.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $900 (reported on 28.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$900
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.4% for AGIs below $25k, 18.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,921 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$6,921
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.2% for AGIs below $25k, 15.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 121.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 790.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,633 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	+$8,633
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $25k, 51.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 532.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,209 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	+$11,209
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.4% for AGIs below $25k, 48.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 777.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,508 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

26175:	$10,508
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.9% for AGIs below $25k, 77.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 347.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 411.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,491 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,491
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 101.9% for AGIs below $25k, 82.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.1%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 93.9% for AGIs below $25k, 93.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26175, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $49,891 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,891
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $39,455 (reported on 79.7% of returns)

Here:	$39,455
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.5% for AGIs below $25k, 74.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,074 (reported on 35.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,074
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,004 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,004
State:	$4,262

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,881 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,881
State:	+$8,875

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,450 (reported on 9.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,450
State:	+$13,636

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,953 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

26175:	$8,953
West Virginia:	$11,787

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,716 (17% of AGI, reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$19,716
State:	$21,148

Here:	16.6% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,979 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	$4,979
State:	$4,508

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,637 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

26175:	$7,637
State:	$8,103

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,312 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,312
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 57.1%

Here:	57%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 50.9% for AGIs below $25k, 57.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26175, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,922 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,922
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $34,215 (reported on 79.4% of returns)

Here:	$34,215
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.7% for AGIs below $10k, 65.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,229 (reported on 50.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,229
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $3,049 (reported on 21.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,049
State:	$2,913

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,627 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,627
State:	+$6,331

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,131 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,131
State:	+$11,074

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,579 (reported on 1.5% of returns)

26175:	$2,579
West Virginia:	$2,796

Total itemized deductions: $15,327 (18% of AGI, reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	$15,327
State:	$16,976

Here:	18.4% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,236 (4% of AGI, reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,236
State:	$3,529

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,585 (reported on 71.9% of returns)

26175:	$4,585
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,771 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,771
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.0%

Here:	60%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 52.6% for AGIs below $10k, 63.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26159, 26146, 43946, 45767, 26149, 43931.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 223
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,005

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 85 (47 now married, 36 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 441 (156 now married, 284 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26175 with a mortgage: 404 (10 second mortgage, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $884
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $348

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

• Zip code 26175 household income distribution in 2022

• 154Less than $10,000
• 125$10,000 to $14,999
• 15$15,000 to $19,999
• 33$20,000 to $24,999
• 37$25,000 to $29,999
• 76$30,000 to $34,999
• 42$35,000 to $39,999
• 64$40,000 to $44,999
• 20$45,000 to $49,999
• 93$50,000 to $59,999
• 52$60,000 to $74,999
• 261$75,000 to $99,999
• 122$100,000 to $124,999
• 78$125,000 to $149,999
• 37$150,000 to $199,999
• 24$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26175

• 27Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 8$25,000 to $29,999
• 128$30,000 to $34,999
• 139$40,000 to $49,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 21$60,000 to $69,999
• 36$70,000 to $79,999
• 25$80,000 to $89,999
• 35$90,000 to $99,999
• 158$100,000 to $124,999
• 80$125,000 to $149,999
• 85$150,000 to $174,999
• 35$175,000 to $199,999
• 89$200,000 to $249,999
• 52$250,000 to $299,999
• 21$300,000 to $399,999
• 27$500,000 to $749,999
• 23$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 8$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26175

• 1$100 to $149
• 22$150 to $199
• 10$200 to $249
• 9$250 to $299
• 6$300 to $349
• 1$350 to $399
• 13$400 to $449
• 21$450 to $499
• 6$500 to $549
• 9$550 to $599
• 3$600 to $649
• 1$650 to $699
• 3$750 to $799
• 37No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $509.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $205,996.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $115,953
• Asian householders: $431,232
• Two or more races householders: $143,744

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $114,995 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $45,968 - $179,462

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $158,402

Here:	$158,402
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $132,813

Here:	$132,813
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,227
• One, attached: 4
• 3 or 4: 13
• 5 to 9: 14
• 10 to 19: 19
• 20 to 49: 23
• 50 or more: 2
• Mobile homes: 133
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Unemployment: 3.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26175

• 78.3%894Drove a car alone
• 7.2%82Carpooled
• 4.9%56Walked
• 3.3%38Other means
• 5.3%60Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26175

• 34Less than 5 minutes
• 1515 to 9 minutes
• 11110 to 14 minutes
• 9315 to 19 minutes
• 9220 to 24 minutes
• 6725 to 29 minutes
• 15230 to 34 minutes
• 935 to 39 minutes
• 2340 to 44 minutes
• 10745 to 59 minutes
• 2860 to 89 minutes
• 19890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 42.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,184

• Male householders: 600 (241 living alone), Female householders: 629 (343 living alone)

• 530 spouses (530 opposite-sex spouses), 42 unmarried partners, (42 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,044 children (782 natural, 217 adopted, 76 stepchildren), 110 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 58 parents, 0 foster children, 10 other relatives, 71 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 69 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 275 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 199 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 33 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 584 1-person, 9 2-persons

366 married couples with children.
109 single-parent households (2 men, 107 women).

99.0% of residents of 26175 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DOMINION-HOPE SISTERSVILLE C P (56 5TH AVE in SISTERSVILLE, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• G T AUTOMOTIVE (441 S CHELSA ST in SISTERSVILLE, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: CHARLIE WARNER (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ALLEGHENY POWER - SISTERSVILLE SVC CTR (809 CHELSEA ST in SISTERSVILLE, WV)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION.
  Organizations: MONONGAHELA POWER CO DBA ALLEGHENY POWER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• BACKYARD AUTO BODY (2684 TYLER HWY in SISTERSVILLE, WV)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: ROGER J MORGAN II (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BELL CHEVROLET-OLDS INC (600 CHELSEA ST in SISTERSVILLE, WV)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.3%

Population in 1990: 3,113. Population change in the 1990s: +622 (+20.0%).

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

• This state: 2,350
• Northeast: 289
• Midwest: 372
• South: 93
• West: 9

65% of the 26175 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

95% of the 26175 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
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:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)
• Construction: Industrial Building Construction (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 12. The highest number of reported fires - 26 took place in 2018, and the least - 2 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (62.9%), and Outside Fires (14.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 26175
• 11762.9%Structure Fires
• 2714.5%Outside Fires
• 2111.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2111.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 26175, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 26175 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	61	79.2 years
Charles	45	75.1 years
John	41	76.2 years
William	37	76.2 years
Robert	34	67.4 years
George	30	73.8 years
James	28	73.7 years
Virginia	17	76.1 years
Ruth	15	82.7 years
Margaret	14	85.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 26175 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Stewart	21	74.6 years
Smith	21	73.9 years
Miller	18	76.6 years
Wells	17	78.1 years
Shreves	16	74.4 years
Henderson	15	79.3 years
Thomas	14	76.1 years
Buck	14	78.6 years
Wagner	12	77.8 years
Weekley	12	77.0 years

Businesses in zip code 26175

• Dairy Queen: 1
• Ford: 1
• U-Haul: 1