26280 Zip Code (Mill Creek, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,370
Zip code population in 2010: 1,710
Zip code population in 2000: 2,121

Houses and condos: 683
Renter-occupied apartments: 112
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26280: 84.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 69.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 20 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 no mortgage in 2022: $309 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 26280:

• High school or higher: 82.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
• Unemployed: 11.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26280:

• Never married: 22.4%
• Now married: 61.1%
• Separated: 0.5%
• Widowed: 3.3%
• Divorced: 12.7%

• 
• • 1,20688.2%White
  • 14310.5%Two or more races
  • 191.4%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26280, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $42,170 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,170
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $37,989 (reported on 85.5% of returns)

Here:	$37,989
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1182.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3490.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6397.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10068.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13552.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $286 (reported on 18.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$286
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 42.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $600 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

Here:	$600
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,533 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

Here:	+$2,533
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 42.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,550 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,550
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs below $25k, 201.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,000 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

26280:	$4,000
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,317 (reported on 23.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,317
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 112.9% for AGIs below $25k, 81.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.1%

Here:	96%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 96.7% for AGIs below $25k, 95.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.9% 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 26280, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,285 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,285
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $31,561 (reported on 89.7% of returns)

Here:	$31,561
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.6% for AGIs below $25k, 80.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $506 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$506
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $550 (reported on 5.1% of returns)

Here:	$550
State:	$4,262

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$100 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

Here:	+$100
State:	+$8,875

Profit/loss from business: +$4,300 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,300
State:	+$13,636

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,650 (reported on 2.6% of returns)

26280:	$7,650
West Virginia:	$11,787

Total itemized deductions: $17,280 (22% of AGI, reported on 6.4% of returns)

Here:	$17,280
State:	$21,148

Here:	21.7% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Taxes paid: $4,700 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

26280:	$4,700
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $2,162 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,162
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 37.2%

Here:	37%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 34.1% for AGIs below $25k, 38.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 41.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26280, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,818 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,818
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $23,310 (reported on 89.8% of returns)

Here:	$23,310
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $10k, 85.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,029 (reported on 23.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,029
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $561 (reported on 5.4% of returns)

Here:	$561
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,606 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,606
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$4,931 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,931
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $12,516 (20% of AGI, reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	$12,516
State:	$16,976

Here:	19.9% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,632 (4% of AGI, reported on 2.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,632
State:	$3,529

Here:	3.8% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $2,532 (reported on 60.2% of returns)

26280:	$2,532
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,725 (reported on 30.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,725
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.4%

Here:	60%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 51.4% for AGIs below $10k, 65.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26278, 26293, 26273, 26259, 26224, 26230.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 76
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 415

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 5 (5 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 236 (101 now married, 134 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26280 with a mortgage: 119
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $928
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $332

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

• Zip code 26280 household income distribution in 2022

• 51Less than $10,000
• 38$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 17$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 75$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 30$40,000 to $44,999
• 18$45,000 to $49,999
• 49$50,000 to $59,999
• 29$60,000 to $74,999
• 122$75,000 to $99,999
• 44$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$150,000 to $199,999
• 5$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26280

• 4Less than $10,000
• 33$10,000 to $14,999
• 15$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 52$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$60,000 to $69,999
• 47$70,000 to $79,999
• 18$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 14$100,000 to $124,999
• 33$125,000 to $149,999
• 13$150,000 to $174,999
• 21$175,000 to $199,999
• 49$200,000 to $249,999
• 1$250,000 to $299,999
• 46$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26280

• 11$300 to $349
• 6$400 to $449
• 6$500 to $549
• 2$650 to $699
• 9$900 to $999
• 69No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $824.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,476
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $401,961

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $98,400

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $172,292

Here:	$172,292
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $31,340

Here:	$31,340
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 516
• 3 or 4: 14
• 10 to 19: 1
• Mobile homes: 148

Unemployment: 11.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26280

• 59.4%176Drove a car alone
• 7.1%21Carpooled
• 18.9%56Other means
• 19.6%58Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26280

• 4Less than 5 minutes
• 295 to 9 minutes
• 410 to 14 minutes
• 3315 to 19 minutes
• 5020 to 24 minutes
• 1825 to 29 minutes
• 1730 to 34 minutes
• 1535 to 39 minutes
• 2145 to 59 minutes
• 3260 to 89 minutes
• 1790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,370

• Male householders: 299 (68 living alone), Female householders: 193 (38 living alone)

• 297 spouses (288 opposite-sex spouses), 23 unmarried partners, (23 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 361 children (357 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 63 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 84 other relatives, 38 non-relatives

Size of family households: 210 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 106 1-person, 21 2-persons, 1 4-persons

173 married couples with children.
136 single-parent households (136 women).

99.3% of residents of 26280 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% very well, 69% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• GEORGE WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (ROUTE 219 / 250 SOUTH in MILL CREEK, WV)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-75204
  Organizations: RANDOLPH COUNTY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BELL, CHARLES R (HC 58 BOX 25 in MILL CREEK, WV)

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

• ACTION HOLDIN, INC. (LONG RUN ROAD in MILL CREEK, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
  Alternative names: CARTER-ROAG COAL COMPANY

• FOX LUMBER CO (1 ADOLPH ROAD in MILL CREEK, WV)

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

• COOPER ASPHALT (RT 219 1 MI N OF MILL CREEK in MILL CREEK, WV)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 15.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.1%

Population in 1990: 2,219.

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

• This state: 1,126
• Northeast: 18
• Midwest: 56
• South: 127
• West: 9

69% of the 26280 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

99% of the 26280 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 112% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from different state.

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:

• Mining: Bituminous Coal Underground Mining (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1)

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

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 19. The highest number of reported fires - 36 took place in 2007, and the least - 8 in 2006. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (55.9%), and Outside Fires (23.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 26280
• 17455.9%Structure Fires
• 7223.2%Outside Fires
• 3410.9%Other
• 3110.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 26280, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 26280 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	12	74.5 years
Robert	12	70.0 years
Mary	10	80.7 years
William	10	73.5 years
Paul	8	77.5 years
Roy	7	74.9 years
Charles	7	63.0 years
Howard	6	69.3 years
Ray	6	73.6 years
John	5	70.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 26280 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Taylor	28	68.3 years
Currence	23	79.1 years
Scott	15	74.7 years
Mccauley	12	78.0 years
Shiflett	11	70.8 years
Wamsley	10	78.8 years
Channell	9	76.1 years
Shreve	9	80.3 years
Daniels	9	78.6 years
Arbogast	8	74.5 years