26276 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 849
Zip code population in 2010: 356
Zip code population in 2000: 365

Houses and condos: 297
Renter-occupied apartments: 11
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26276: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 15.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 56 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: $501 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $458 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 26276:

• High school or higher: 95.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26276:

• Never married: 50.9%
• Now married: 30.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 1.8%
• Divorced: 16.5%

• 
• • 79994.2%White
  • 495.8%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26276, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $52,690 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,690
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $45,741 (reported on 85.0% of returns)

Here:	$45,741
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1180.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3390.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5650.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3795.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $150 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$150
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,950 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,950
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.0%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% 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 26276, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,976 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,976
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $41,421 (reported on 82.4% of returns)

Here:	$41,421
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.0% for AGIs below $25k, 80.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $325 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

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

Earned income credit: $2,467 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,467
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: 58.8%

Here:	59%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26276, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,067 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,067
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $27,373 (reported on 88.9% of returns)

Here:	$27,373
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.8% for AGIs below $10k, 87.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 153.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $405 (reported on 35.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$405
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $154 (reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	$154
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,550 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,550
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$2,750 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	+$2,750
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $14,955 (23% of AGI, reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$14,955
State:	$16,976

Here:	23.0% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,929 (4% of AGI, reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,929
State:	$3,529

Here:	4.1% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $2,746 (reported on 66.3% of returns)

26276:	$2,746
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,642 (reported on 25.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,642
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 47.1%

Here:	47%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 42.2% for AGIs below $10k, 48.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 43.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 26283, 26241, 26269, 26254, 26275, 26250.
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: 261

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 306 (24 now married, 282 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26276 with a mortgage: 94
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $861
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $352

• Zip code 26276 household income distribution in 2022

• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 33$30,000 to $34,999
• 83$35,000 to $39,999
• 106$50,000 to $59,999
• 19$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26276

• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 21$40,000 to $49,999
• 14$70,000 to $79,999
• 51$80,000 to $89,999
• 11$90,000 to $99,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999
• 95$125,000 to $149,999
• 20$250,000 to $299,999
• 7$300,000 to $399,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $141,221

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $134,994 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,467 - $150,420

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $66,115

Here:	$66,115
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $23,110

Here:	$23,110
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 246
• Mobile homes: 49

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26276

• 5910 to 14 minutes
• 715 to 19 minutes
• 27820 to 24 minutes
• 1330 to 34 minutes
• 1190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 95.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 849

• Male householders: 228 (26 living alone), Female householders: 35 (7 living alone)

• 122 spouses (122 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 55 children (55 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 154 brothers or sisters, 125 parents, 0 foster children, 115 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 98 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 107 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 32 1-person

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

All residents speak English at home

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BILLS AUTO SALVAGE (TRIPLETT ROAD in KERENS, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
  

Population in 1990: 569.

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

• This state: 782
• South: 56

66% of the 26276 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

100% of the 26276 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):
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:

• Construction: Residential Remodelers (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 26276 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Russell	4	70.2 years
William	4	79.8 years
Arthur	3	73.7 years
Earl	3	62.0 years
Robert	3	71.0 years
Charles	2	69.5 years
Dora	2	64.5 years
Jacob	2	88.0 years
Harry	2	70.9 years
Gertrude	2	75.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 26276 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Bright	5	73.2 years
Isner	4	87.5 years
Biller	4	77.2 years
Irons	4	81.0 years
Smith	4	84.7 years
Channell	3	73.3 years
Allender	3	78.6 years
King	3	67.3 years
Mcdaniel	3	88.0 years
Wilmoth	3	79.0 years