26237 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 433
Zip code population in 2010: 571
Zip code population in 2000: 418

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26237: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 39.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 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: $914
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $603

For population 25 years and over in 26237:

• High school or higher: 83.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 80.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26237:

• Never married: 20.4%
• Now married: 68.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 2.3%
• Divorced: 8.9%

• 
• • 41596.1%White
  • 173.9%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26237, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,623 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,623
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $45,475 (reported on 72.7% of returns)

Here:	$45,475
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1166.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3390.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5167.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8730.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $700 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$700
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 67.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,833 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,833
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 141.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,700 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,700
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 180.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% 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 2012 tax year for zip code 26237, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,865 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,865
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $35,424 (reported on 91.3% of returns)

Here:	$35,424
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.2% for AGIs below $25k, 76.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $300 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$300
West Virginia:	$1,211

Profit/loss from business: +$4,050 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,050
State:	+$13,636

Earned income credit: $2,183 (reported on 26.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,183
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 65.2%

Here:	65%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 125.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26237, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,219 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,219
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $25,059 (reported on 83.0% of returns)

Here:	$25,059
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.4% for AGIs below $10k, 78.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $412 (reported on 30.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$412
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $118 (reported on 7.6% of returns)

Here:	$118
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,000 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	+$2,000
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$1,240 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,240
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $12,200 (25% of AGI, reported on 4.5% of returns)

Here:	$12,200
State:	$16,976

Here:	24.8% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Total tax: $2,513 (reported on 70.5% of returns)

26237:	$2,513
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,632 (reported on 25.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,632
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 49.6%

Here:	50%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 43.3% for AGIs below $10k, 54.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 44.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 26224, 26218, 26267, 26278, 26236, 26201.
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: 181

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 65 (34 now married, 30 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26237 with a mortgage: 89

• Zip code 26237 household income distribution in 2022

• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 17$25,000 to $29,999
• 18$30,000 to $34,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $44,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 55$75,000 to $99,999
• 46$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26237

• 49$20,000 to $24,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 8$90,000 to $99,999
• 24$100,000 to $124,999
• 48$150,000 to $174,999
• 28$250,000 to $299,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $137,299

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $110,421

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $155,137

Here:	$155,137
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $67,560

Here:	$67,560
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 185
• Mobile homes: 102

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26237

• 85.6%166Drove a car alone
• 11.9%23Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26237

• 155 to 9 minutes
• 4120 to 24 minutes
• 225 to 29 minutes
• 630 to 34 minutes
• 4445 to 59 minutes
• 2260 to 89 minutes
• 5590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 43.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 433

• Male householders: 112 (0 living alone), Female householders: 73 (27 living alone)

• 131 spouses (131 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 123 children (109 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 94 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 24 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person

72 married couples with children.
35 single-parent households (35 men).

99.8% of residents of 26237 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ENOXY COAL CO (UPSHUR PREP PLANT in TALLMANSVILLE, WV)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  Alternative names: UPSHUR MINE: ENOXY COAL INC., UPSHUR PROPERTY INC.

• COVOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (TEN MILE ROAD in TALLMANSVILLE, WV)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 17.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.3%

Population in 1990: 507.

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

• This state: 355
• Northeast: 39
• Midwest: 23
• South: 10

78% of the 26237 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.

97% of the 26237 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 109% 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): 23
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

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

• Mining: Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Landscape Architectural Services (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Siding Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 26237 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Bert	3	76.7 years
James	3	78.0 years
Robert	3	70.7 years
Roy	3	87.4 years
Doyle	2	81.5 years
George	2	81.5 years
Claude	2	81.0 years
Boyd	2	73.0 years
Eula	2	103.0 years
Flora	2	84.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 26237 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Tenney	18	80.6 years
Kelley	9	75.0 years
Zickefoose	8	80.4 years
Hoover	5	75.2 years
Glass	4	89.8 years
Armstrong	4	81.0 years
Cutright	4	87.0 years
Hinkle	4	85.5 years
Gooden	3	74.0 years
Bennett	3	82.0 years