26520 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 487
Zip code population in 2010: 778
Zip code population in 2000: 706

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26520: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 2.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 234 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $756

For population 25 years and over in 26520:

• High school or higher: 98.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26520:

• Never married: 20.5%
• Now married: 64.4%
• Separated: 3.1%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 11.9%

• 
• • 44992.4%White
  • 377.6%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26520, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,934 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,934
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $32,706 (reported on 84.5% of returns)

Here:	$32,706
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.3% for AGIs below $10k, 66.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,228 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,228
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $768 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$768
State:	$2,913

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,128 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,128
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$2,386 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,386
State:	+$11,074

IRA payment deduction: $3,294 (reported on 4.0% of returns)

26520:	$3,294
West Virginia:	$2,796

Total itemized deductions: $13,818 (18% of AGI, reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$13,818
State:	$16,976

Here:	18.0% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,822 (4% of AGI, reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,822
State:	$3,529

Here:	4.4% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,048 (reported on 77.3% of returns)

26520:	$4,048
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,438 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,438
State:	$1,662

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

Here:	47%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 44.4% for AGIs below $10k, 47.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 47.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 39.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26547, 26374, 26542, 26410, 26537, 26508.
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: 212

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 92 (14 now married, 78 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26520 with a mortgage: 142 (6 second mortgage)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 26520 household income distribution in 2022

• 7Less than $10,000
• 9$20,000 to $24,999
• 16$40,000 to $44,999
• 49$45,000 to $49,999
• 8$60,000 to $74,999
• 27$75,000 to $99,999
• 45$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $199,999
• 36$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26520

• 7$10,000 to $14,999
• 17$40,000 to $49,999
• 68$70,000 to $79,999
• 8$80,000 to $89,999
• 17$100,000 to $124,999
• 12$175,000 to $199,999
• 5$200,000 to $249,999
• 30$250,000 to $299,999
• 14$300,000 to $399,999
• 21$400,000 to $499,999
• 25$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $157,520

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $377,371

Here:	$377,371
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $61,847

Here:	$61,847
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 158
• Mobile homes: 64

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26520

• 38.2%98Drove a car alone
• 26.9%69Carpooled
• 10.1%26Walked
• 28.9%74Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26520

• 285 to 9 minutes
• 4110 to 14 minutes
• 4520 to 24 minutes
• 2430 to 34 minutes
• 735 to 39 minutes
• 1840 to 44 minutes
• 445 to 59 minutes
• 2460 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 39.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 487

• Male householders: 119 (7 living alone), Female householders: 98 (0 living alone)

• 143 spouses (123 opposite-sex spouses), 14 unmarried partners, (14 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 57 children (57 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 26 non-relatives

Size of family households: 143 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 19 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 13 2-persons

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

101.0% of residents of 26520 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.1%

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

• This state: 381
• Northeast: 18
• Midwest: 44
• South: 31

74% of the 26520 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

99% of the 26520 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 120% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Other Real Estate Property (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (1-4: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Museums (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 26520 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	11	72.4 years
William	10	77.6 years
John	9	81.0 years
Mary	6	79.8 years
Kenneth	6	75.8 years
Robert	5	64.4 years
Joseph	5	75.7 years
James	5	80.8 years
Betty	4	66.0 years
Jessie	4	81.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 26520 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brown	6	69.7 years
Myers	6	72.5 years
Davis	5	77.6 years
Simms	5	64.8 years
Wolfe	5	78.0 years
Radabaugh	4	79.5 years
Johnson	4	81.2 years
Fullmer	4	84.7 years
Smith	4	77.3 years
Wiles	4	75.3 years