26342 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 527
Zip code population in 2010: 509
Zip code population in 2000: 563

Houses and condos: 314
Renter-occupied apartments: 22
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26342: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 47.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 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: $594
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $455

For population 25 years and over in 26342:

• High school or higher: 100.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 43.2%
• Unemployed: 2.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26342:

• Never married: 19.3%
• Now married: 59.2%
• Separated: 2.0%
• Widowed: 17.2%
• Divorced: 2.3%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26342, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $50,384 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,384
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $47,200 (reported on 84.2% of returns)

Here:	$47,200
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1327.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3312.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9336.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $220 (reported on 26.3% of returns)

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 33.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,333 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,333
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 133.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$450 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$450
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,750 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,750
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 137.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.7%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 85.7% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 166.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26342, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,905 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,905
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $40,418 (reported on 85.0% of returns)

Here:	$40,418
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.4% for AGIs below $25k, 76.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $314 (reported on 35.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$314
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $600 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$600
State:	$4,262

Profit/loss from business: +$1,300 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,300
State:	+$13,636

Total itemized deductions: $20,250 (21% of AGI, reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$20,250
State:	$21,148

Here:	21.1% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Taxes paid: $6,250 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

26342:	$6,250
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $2,133 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,133
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: 70.0%

Here:	70%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26342, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,112 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,112
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $25,021 (reported on 81.5% of returns)

Here:	$25,021
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.9% for AGIs below $10k, 67.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 143.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,113 (reported on 34.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,113
West Virginia:	$1,465

Taxable dividends: $348 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$348
State:	$2,913

Profit/loss from business: +$2,783 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	+$2,783
State:	+$11,074

Total tax: $3,000 (reported on 68.0% of returns)

26342:	$3,000
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,585 (reported on 23.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,585
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.1%

Here:	60%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 45.7% for AGIs below $10k, 60.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 135.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 26325, 26351, 26443, 26327, 26384, 26421.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4
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: 99 (99 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26342 with a mortgage: 70
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 26342 household income distribution in 2022

• 11Less than $10,000
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 16$40,000 to $44,999
• 33$50,000 to $59,999
• 28$60,000 to $74,999
• 5$75,000 to $99,999
• 57$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26342

• 7Less than $10,000
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 40$70,000 to $79,999
• 6$80,000 to $89,999
• 33$100,000 to $124,999
• 12$125,000 to $149,999
• 21$150,000 to $174,999
• 35$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26342

• 6$550 to $599
• 13No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $167,759

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $120,421

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $61,555

Here:	$61,555
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $219,350

Here:	$219,350
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 265
• Mobile homes: 47

Unemployment: 2.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26342

• 67.8%158Drove a car alone
• 30.4%71Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26342

• 9915 to 19 minutes
• 5225 to 29 minutes
• 330 to 34 minutes
• 1435 to 39 minutes
• 2945 to 59 minutes
• 1860 to 89 minutes
• 890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 527

• Male householders: 154 (80 living alone), Female householders: 33 (6 living alone)

• 132 spouses (132 opposite-sex spouses), 7 unmarried partners, (7 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 189 children (188 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 13 non-relatives

Size of family households: 17 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 56 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 84 1-person, 8 2-persons

173 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (20 women).

99.8% of residents of 26342 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.6%

Population in 1990: 796.

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

• This state: 407
• Northeast: 12
• Midwest: 70
• South: 33

71% of the 26342 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

89% of the 26342 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% 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):

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

• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 26342 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	8	66.4 years
Mary	5	82.2 years
Eva	3	78.0 years
Earl	3	75.4 years
John	3	77.7 years
Virginia	3	76.6 years
William	3	69.3 years
Doy	2	74.5 years
Elton	2	71.5 years
Carl	2	89.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 26342 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Goff	10	87.7 years
Bailey	7	82.6 years
Bush	6	79.3 years
Ellyson	6	86.0 years
Simmons	5	75.4 years
Lang	5	70.4 years
Davis	4	71.7 years
Gordon	4	78.5 years
Jones	4	78.3 years
Lockard	4	82.5 years