26178 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 196
Zip code population in 2010: 587
Zip code population in 2000: 706

Houses and condos: 253
Renter-occupied apartments: 26
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26178: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 41.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 5 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 26178:

• High school or higher: 97.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 286.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26178:

• Never married: 23.7%
• Now married: 28.2%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 26.0%
• Divorced: 22.1%

• 
• • 17991.8%White
  • 168.2%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26178, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,405 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,405
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $37,750 (reported on 72.7% of returns)

Here:	$37,750
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1057.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3203.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6435.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10455.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $220 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$220
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k, 40.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,067 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,067
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 131.4% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $1,920 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,920
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 137.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.9%

Here:	91%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26178, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $46,996 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,996
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $36,252 (reported on 84.0% of returns)

Here:	$36,252
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.7% for AGIs below $25k, 77.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 48.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $743 (reported on 28.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$743
West Virginia:	$1,211

Ordinary dividends: $1,133 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,133
State:	$4,262

Profit/loss from business: +$5,325 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,325
State:	+$13,636

Total itemized deductions: $27,850 (14% of AGI, reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$27,850
State:	$21,148

Here:	14.2% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Taxes paid: $11,650 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

26178:	$11,650
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $1,840 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,840
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 68.0%

Here:	68%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26178, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,189 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,189
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $30,082 (reported on 76.4% of returns)

Here:	$30,082
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.4% for AGIs below $10k, 68.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,055 (reported on 35.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,055
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $486 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$486
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,077 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,077
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$5,357 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,357
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $16,500 (15% of AGI, reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	$16,500
State:	$16,976

Here:	15.1% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $4,062 (4% of AGI, reported on 6.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,062
State:	$3,529

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

Total tax: $4,676 (reported on 72.8% of returns)

26178:	$4,676
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,333 (reported on 27.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,333
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.9%

Here:	71%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 62.3% for AGIs below $10k, 72.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26137, 26362, 26327, 26325, 26136, 26148.
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: 79

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 60 (0 now married, 60 unmarried)

• Zip code 26178 household income distribution in 2022

• 9$20,000 to $24,999
• 17$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$35,000 to $39,999
• 25$40,000 to $44,999
• 11$45,000 to $49,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26178

• 17$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26178

• 14$300 to $349
• 7$550 to $599

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $157,315

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $126,911

Here:	$126,911
State:	$206,655

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 233
• Mobile homes: 18

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26178

• 1630 to 34 minutes
• 1060 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 196

• Male householders: 55 (27 living alone), Female householders: 26 (0 living alone)

• 28 spouses (28 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 60 children (59 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 45 2-persons, 8 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person

101.0% of residents of 26178 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ALFAB INCORPORATED (RTE 16 NORTH in SMITHVILLE, WV)

  SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1992-0071, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: TRUCK AND BUS BODIES
  Business NAICS classification: ALUMINUM EXTRUDED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; MOTOR VEHICLE BODY MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• EVERETT MASON MILL (SR 47 in BURNT HOUSE, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  

• DOMINION TRANSMISSION INC - SMITHVILLE (100 YDS S OF JCT RT 16 & 47 in SMITHVILLE, WV)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: CNG TRANSMISSION CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: CNG TRANSMISSION SMITHVILLE HDQ

• DOMINION TRANSMISSION, INC. (ROUTE 47 in SMITHVILLE, WV)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
  Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
  Alternative names: CNG - CRAIG COMPRESSOR STATION

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 24.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 23.1%

Population in 1990: 590. Population change in the 1990s: +116 (+19.7%).

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

• This state: 87
• Northeast: 16
• Midwest: 17
• South: 77

72% of the 26178 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

68% of the 26178 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from different county within same state.

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (1-4: 1)

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

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 8. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 15 took place in 2018, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (51.1%), and Structure Fires (31.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 26178
• 6751.1%Outside Fires
• 4131.3%Structure Fires
• 1612.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 75.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 26178, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 26178 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	8	81.7 years
William	5	79.4 years
Charles	5	78.6 years
James	4	64.8 years
Ada	4	86.3 years
Hazel	4	71.3 years
Betty	4	71.0 years
John	4	64.3 years
George	4	75.5 years
Donald	3	40.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 26178 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Barker	12	66.5 years
Frederick	9	78.8 years
Haught	8	78.9 years
Ayers	7	76.9 years
Sutphin	7	63.3 years
Dye	4	70.7 years
Gragg	4	73.5 years
Gill	4	79.0 years
Evans	4	71.0 years
Morris	4	76.5 years