26238 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,043
Zip code population in 2010: 739
Zip code population in 2000: 833

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26238: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 21.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 48 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: $622 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $297 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 26238:

• High school or higher: 92.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
• Unemployed: 8.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26238:

• Never married: 14.6%
• Now married: 62.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 13.6%
• Divorced: 8.9%

• 
• • 83279.8%White
  • 17917.2%Two or more races
  • 313.0%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26238, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,840 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,840
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $48,300 (reported on 74.3% of returns)

Here:	$48,300
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1137.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3052.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7006.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9746.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21290.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $267 (reported on 25.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$267
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 14.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 26.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $800 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	$800
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,350 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	+$6,350
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 362.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,300 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

26238:	$10,300
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 309.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,000 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.0% for AGIs below $25k, 58.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.4%

Here:	91%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 92.9% for AGIs below $25k, 88.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26238, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,617 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,617
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $35,190 (reported on 80.6% of returns)

Here:	$35,190
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.3% for AGIs below $25k, 84.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 147.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $325 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$325
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $467 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$467
State:	$4,262

Profit/loss from business: +$8,100 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$8,100
State:	+$13,636

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,250 (reported on 5.6% of returns)

26238:	$5,250
West Virginia:	$11,787

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,267 (17% of AGI, reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$16,267
State:	$21,148

Here:	16.8% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Taxes paid: $3,933 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

26238:	$3,933
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $1,538 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,538
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.8%

Here:	53%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 47.1% for AGIs below $25k, 55.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26238, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,223 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,223
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $25,611 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$25,611
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.6% for AGIs below $10k, 71.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $915 (reported on 35.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$915
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $521 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$521
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$516 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	+$516
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$4,350 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,350
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $14,286 (26% of AGI, reported on 7.6% of returns)

Here:	$14,286
State:	$16,976

Here:	26.1% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,600 (3% of AGI, reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,600
State:	$3,529

Here:	2.7% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $2,412 (reported on 67.9% of returns)

26238:	$2,412
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,918 (reported on 26.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,918
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.5%

Here:	60%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 53.7% for AGIs below $10k, 60.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26201, 26349, 26347, 26416, 26424, 26408.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 534

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 34 (35 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 169 (92 now married, 77 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26238 with a mortgage: 161
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $841
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $249

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 26238 household income distribution in 2022

• 27Less than $10,000
• 22$10,000 to $14,999
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 91$25,000 to $29,999
• 17$30,000 to $34,999
• 89$35,000 to $39,999
• 103$40,000 to $44,999
• 43$50,000 to $59,999
• 46$60,000 to $74,999
• 24$75,000 to $99,999
• 50$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26238

• 13$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 19$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 23$60,000 to $69,999
• 14$70,000 to $79,999
• 19$80,000 to $89,999
• 83$90,000 to $99,999
• 76$100,000 to $124,999
• 72$125,000 to $149,999
• 63$150,000 to $174,999
• 6$175,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 to $249,999
• 78$250,000 to $299,999
• 9$300,000 to $399,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,170

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $120,527 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $91,542 - $166,377

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $70,063

Here:	$70,063
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $104,890

Here:	$104,890
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 583
• One, attached: 16
• Mobile homes: 82

Unemployment: 8.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26238

• 81.4%305Drove a car alone
• 3.2%12Carpooled
• 17.3%65Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26238

• 1110 to 14 minutes
• 6715 to 19 minutes
• 8220 to 24 minutes
• 5125 to 29 minutes
• 7130 to 34 minutes
• 835 to 39 minutes
• 1540 to 44 minutes
• 845 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 31.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,043

• Male householders: 168 (68 living alone), Female householders: 384 (70 living alone)

• 264 spouses (264 opposite-sex spouses), 28 unmarried partners, (18 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 218 children (191 natural, 0 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 184 2-persons, 118 3-persons, 66 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 138 1-person, 44 2-persons

124 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

99.8% of residents of 26238 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BLAST TEC INC (RT 20 N in VOLGA, WV)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: ALFRED M & PATRICIA J NESBITT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.0%

Population in 1990: 969.

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

• This state: 822
• Midwest: 105
• South: 78
• West: 24

74% of the 26238 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.

97% of the 26238 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% 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):

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

• Mining: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: Bituminous Coal Underground Mining (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (1-4: 1)
• Construction: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 26238 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	8	72.9 years
Edward	6	67.3 years
Charles	6	71.7 years
William	6	73.3 years
James	6	72.2 years
Robert	5	62.8 years
Mary	5	79.6 years
Dorothy	4	80.0 years
Clarence	4	71.7 years
Harley	3	78.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 26238 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Ward	10	78.2 years
Cleavenger	8	75.6 years
Payne	6	76.0 years
Maxson	6	70.7 years
Casto	6	81.7 years
Martin	6	81.5 years
Smith	6	72.3 years
Lantz	5	66.2 years
Campbell	5	71.0 years
Moore	4	62.7 years