26444 Zip Code (Tunnelton, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,466
Zip code population in 2010: 3,639
Zip code population in 2000: 3,245

Houses and condos: 1,739
Renter-occupied apartments: 170
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26444: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 72.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 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: $772 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $441 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 26444:

• High school or higher: 77.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
• Unemployed: 4.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 46.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26444:

• Never married: 18.6%
• Now married: 52.0%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 18.9%
• Divorced: 9.3%

• 
• • 3,33996.4%White
  • 882.5%Two or more races
  • 341.0%Black
  • 30.09%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26444, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,165 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,165
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $42,922 (reported on 81.6% of returns)

Here:	$42,922
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1056.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3292.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6302.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9761.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18031.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $511 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$511
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $25k, 12.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,278 (reported on 7.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,278
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.0% for AGIs below $25k, 17.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 125.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,610 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,610
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs below $25k, 53.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 304.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,664 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	+$6,664
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.4% for AGIs below $25k, 94.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 274.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,975 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

26444:	$9,975
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.9% for AGIs below $25k, 135.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 352.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,208 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,208
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.3% for AGIs below $25k, 94.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 88.8%

Here:	89%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 89.1% for AGIs below $25k, 88.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26444, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,086 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,086
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $37,096 (reported on 84.1% of returns)

Here:	$37,096
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.2% for AGIs below $25k, 78.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,000 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,000
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,000 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,000
State:	$4,262

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,175 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,175
State:	+$8,875

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

Profit/loss from business: +$7,138 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	+$7,138
State:	+$13,636

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,311 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

26444:	$6,311
West Virginia:	$11,787

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,221 (18% of AGI, reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$17,221
State:	$21,148

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,050 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,050
State:	$4,508

Taxes paid: $6,307 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

26444:	$6,307
State:	$8,103

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,920 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,920
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 48.5%

Here:	48%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 41.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26444, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,438 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,438
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $26,863 (reported on 86.0% of returns)

Here:	$26,863
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.1% for AGIs below $10k, 80.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $844 (reported on 30.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$844
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $607 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	$607
State:	$2,913

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,731 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,731
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$5,013 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,013
State:	+$11,074

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,333 (reported on 0.9% of returns)

26444:	$2,333
West Virginia:	$2,796

Total itemized deductions: $13,184 (23% of AGI, reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$13,184
State:	$16,976

Here:	23.1% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,750 (6% of AGI, reported on 4.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,750
State:	$3,529

Here:	6.5% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $2,676 (reported on 67.7% of returns)

26444:	$2,676
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,613 (reported on 23.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,613
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 47.9%

Here:	48%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 43.6% for AGIs below $10k, 48.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 48.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26410, 26425, 26374, 26537, 26520, 26440.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 434
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,018

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 45 (42 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 617 (422 now married, 193 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26444 with a mortgage: 333 (38 second mortgage, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,025
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $336

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

• Zip code 26444 household income distribution in 2022

• 132Less than $10,000
• 68$10,000 to $14,999
• 34$15,000 to $19,999
• 139$20,000 to $24,999
• 57$25,000 to $29,999
• 54$30,000 to $34,999
• 68$35,000 to $39,999
• 79$40,000 to $44,999
• 49$45,000 to $49,999
• 151$50,000 to $59,999
• 177$60,000 to $74,999
• 113$75,000 to $99,999
• 165$100,000 to $124,999
• 37$125,000 to $149,999
• 79$150,000 to $199,999
• 31$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26444

• 63Less than $10,000
• 55$10,000 to $14,999
• 94$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 51$30,000 to $34,999
• 59$40,000 to $49,999
• 143$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$60,000 to $69,999
• 62$70,000 to $79,999
• 53$80,000 to $89,999
• 18$90,000 to $99,999
• 133$100,000 to $124,999
• 74$125,000 to $149,999
• 166$150,000 to $174,999
• 54$175,000 to $199,999
• 42$200,000 to $249,999
• 60$250,000 to $299,999
• 14$300,000 to $399,999
• 11$400,000 to $499,999
• 87$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26444

• 9Less than $100
• 4$400 to $449
• 8$450 to $499
• 16$500 to $549
• 4$1,000 to $1,249
• 120No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $752.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $191,249.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,325
• Two or more races householders: $48,994

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $103,719 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $46,856 - $173,185

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $65,350

Here:	$65,350
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $36,583

Here:	$36,583
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,264
• One, attached: 1
• Two: 2
• Mobile homes: 462

Unemployment: 4.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26444

• 66.1%920Drove a car alone
• 22.3%310Carpooled
• 0.3%4Bus or trolley bus
• 0.7%10Walked
• 0.1%2Other means
• 11.5%160Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26444

• 46Less than 5 minutes
• 105 to 9 minutes
• 9210 to 14 minutes
• 7815 to 19 minutes
• 8620 to 24 minutes
• 5425 to 29 minutes
• 14630 to 34 minutes
• 3735 to 39 minutes
• 2940 to 44 minutes
• 15345 to 59 minutes
• 34260 to 89 minutes
• 16390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 44.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,466

• Male householders: 660 (112 living alone), Female householders: 777 (293 living alone)

• 669 spouses (660 opposite-sex spouses), 137 unmarried partners, (137 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 751 children (670 natural, 46 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 229 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 81 foster children, 78 other relatives, 32 non-relatives

Size of family households: 469 2-persons, 233 3-persons, 100 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 407 1-person, 82 2-persons, 12 4-persons, 4 5-persons

469 married couples with children.
54 single-parent households (34 men, 20 women).

100.1% of residents of 26444 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• FELLOWSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (RR 1 BOX 265 in TUNNELTON, WV)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-70203
  Organizations: PRESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BJ TIRE & AUTO (RT 26 N 6 MI N FELLOWSVILLE in TUNNELTON, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: LOUK JAMES E (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BOWMAN & SON (RT 2 BOX 180A RT 50 & in TUNNELTON, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• ALS STARTER & ALTERNATOR SVCS (COUNTY RT 70 1/2 MI E OF in TUNNELTON, WV)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.6%

Population in 1990: 4,076.

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

• This state: 2,921
• Northeast: 65
• Midwest: 151
• South: 277
• West: 16

76% of the 26444 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

93% of the 26444 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 60
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:

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Collection (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 2)

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

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 33. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 47 took place in 2012, and the least - 16 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (56.9%), and Outside Fires (24.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 26444
• 30456.9%Structure Fires
• 12924.2%Outside Fires
• 7514.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 264.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 26444, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 26444 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	27	73.5 years
John	26	75.6 years
Charles	20	73.4 years
James	20	65.6 years
Robert	18	63.7 years
Mary	17	77.8 years
George	15	75.8 years
Clarence	12	68.8 years
Harold	11	71.4 years
Virginia	10	76.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 26444 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Bolyard	65	77.2 years
Wolfe	34	78.5 years
Knotts	30	74.6 years
Wiles	24	76.2 years
Miller	24	75.7 years
Weaver	21	73.5 years
Ridenour	20	81.9 years
Williams	19	80.8 years
Shahan	19	77.6 years
Wilson	14	79.1 years