26562 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 593
Zip code population in 2010: 634
Zip code population in 2000: 805

Houses and condos: 256
Renter-occupied apartments: 31
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26562: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 40.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 15 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: $1,501
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $613

For population 25 years and over in 26562:

• High school or higher: 80.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 52.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26562:

• Never married: 28.8%
• Now married: 54.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 8.4%
• Divorced: 8.0%

• 
• • 47880.7%White
  • 11419.3%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26562, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $49,133 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,133
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $46,468 (reported on 70.4% of returns)

Here:	$46,468
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 898.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3000.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6333.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5657.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $380 (reported on 37.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$380
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.0% for AGIs below $25k, 14.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 35.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $800 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	$800
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 32.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,350 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

26562:	$13,350
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 534.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,700 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,700
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 74.1%

Here:	74%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 77.8% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26562, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,889 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,889
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $43,610 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$43,610
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.3% for AGIs below $25k, 73.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $480 (reported on 35.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$480
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $500 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$500
State:	$4,262

Earned income credit: $2,350 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,350
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 42.9%

Here:	43%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 36.4% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26562, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,393 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,393
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $38,440 (reported on 82.1% of returns)

Here:	$38,440
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 161.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,067 (reported on 47.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,067
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $500 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$500
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$742 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	+$742
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$952 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	+$952
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $16,325 (23% of AGI, reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$16,325
State:	$16,976

Here:	22.7% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,200 (3% of AGI, reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,200
State:	$3,529

Here:	2.7% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $4,102 (reported on 81.3% of returns)

26562:	$4,102
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,107 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,107
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.7%

Here:	57%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 54.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 106.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26585, 26575, 26581, 26437, 26582, 15352.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 94
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 86

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 10 (10 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 94 (38 now married, 56 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26562 with a mortgage: 58 (24 second mortgage, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 26562 household income distribution in 2022

• 29Less than $10,000
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 14$20,000 to $24,999
• 8$45,000 to $49,999
• 33$50,000 to $59,999
• 14$60,000 to $74,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 24$150,000 to $199,999
• 27$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26562

• 7Less than $10,000
• 11$10,000 to $14,999
• 16$15,000 to $19,999
• 12$50,000 to $59,999
• 30$70,000 to $79,999
• 17$90,000 to $99,999
• 13$175,000 to $199,999
• 12$250,000 to $299,999
• 17$300,000 to $399,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $79,104

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $84,039

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $155,120

Here:	$155,120
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $67,144

Here:	$67,144
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 149
• Mobile homes: 105

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26562

• 66.1%79Drove a car alone
• 31.8%38Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26562

• 145 to 9 minutes
• 1410 to 14 minutes
• 3545 to 59 minutes
• 5160 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 30.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 593

• Male householders: 79 (0 living alone), Female householders: 96 (19 living alone)

• 101 spouses (101 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 304 children (186 natural, 0 adopted, 118 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 14 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 53 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 28 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person

84 married couples with children.
177 single-parent households (177 women).

99.5% of residents of 26562 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 23.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 22.8%

Population in 1990: 697. Population change in the 1990s: +108 (+15.5%).

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

• This state: 554
• Northeast: 10
• South: 18

79% of the 26562 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.

97% of the 26562 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 122% 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:

• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Mining: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 26562 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	12	80.1 years
William	8	74.7 years
Mary	7	81.9 years
Nellie	5	76.2 years
Thomas	5	73.6 years
George	5	84.0 years
Harry	4	81.5 years
Robert	4	70.8 years
John	4	85.5 years
Frank	4	88.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 26562 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Taylor	13	80.2 years
Lemley	10	81.6 years
Hunt	7	80.4 years
Six	6	84.8 years
Wright	5	76.6 years
Thomas	5	82.0 years
Tennant	5	74.6 years
Dulaney	4	67.3 years
Clovis	4	80.5 years
Hixenbaugh	4	83.0 years