26610 Zip Code (Birch River, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 570
Zip code population in 2010: 1,090
Zip code population in 2000: 1,309

Houses and condos: 429
Renter-occupied apartments: 86
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26610: 84.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 56.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 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: $1,388 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $478 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 26610:

• High school or higher: 89.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 10.0%
• Unemployed: 1.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 44.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26610:

• Never married: 14.5%
• Now married: 57.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 18.0%
• Divorced: 9.6%

• 
• • 54996.7%White
  • 122.1%Two or more races
  • 71.2%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26610, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $42,372 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,372
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $39,491 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$39,491
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1053.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3116.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6180.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7957.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16125.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $171 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$171
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,267 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,267
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,167 (reported on 22.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,167
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 110.0% for AGIs below $25k, 78.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.0%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 94.4% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26610, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,895 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,895
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $37,812 (reported on 85.0% of returns)

Here:	$37,812
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.6% for AGIs below $25k, 79.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $371 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$371
West Virginia:	$1,211

Profit/loss from business: +$5,100 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,100
State:	+$13,636

Total itemized deductions: $20,825 (20% of AGI, reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$20,825
State:	$21,148

Here:	20.4% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 24.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $6,200 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

26610:	$6,200
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $1,900 (reported on 22.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,900
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.0%

Here:	50%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 44.4% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26610, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,835 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,835
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $28,040 (reported on 82.4% of returns)

Here:	$28,040
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.2% for AGIs below $10k, 65.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $448 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$448
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $176 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

Here:	$176
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$100 (reported on 5.1% of returns)

Here:	+$100
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$6,117 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,117
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $14,595 (29% of AGI, reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$14,595
State:	$16,976

Here:	29.4% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,188 (2% of AGI, reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,188
State:	$3,529

Here:	2.3% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $2,865 (reported on 65.9% of returns)

26610:	$2,865
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,659 (reported on 23.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,659
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.3%

Here:	61%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 54.4% for AGIs below $10k, 62.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26617, 26691, 26629, 26660, 25211, 26205.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 15
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 268

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 12 (0 now married, 11 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 97 (56 now married, 40 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26610 with a mortgage: 48
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,321
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $261

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

• Zip code 26610 household income distribution in 2022

• 47$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 23$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 29$35,000 to $39,999
• 31$40,000 to $44,999
• 41$45,000 to $49,999
• 15$50,000 to $59,999
• 22$60,000 to $74,999
• 44$75,000 to $99,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 9$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26610

• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$60,000 to $69,999
• 9$70,000 to $79,999
• 36$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$90,000 to $99,999
• 16$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$125,000 to $149,999
• 9$150,000 to $174,999
• 5$175,000 to $199,999
• 41$200,000 to $249,999
• 7$250,000 to $299,999
• 21$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26610

• 27$250 to $299
• 5$300 to $349
• 9$400 to $449
• 30$550 to $599

Median gross rent in 2022: $660.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $154,248

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $133,612 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $84,045 - $232,119

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $354,318

Here:	$354,318
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $360,698

Here:	$360,698
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 199
• One, attached: 8
• Two: 6
• 3 or 4: 8
• Mobile homes: 205

Unemployment: 1.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26610

• 87.7%119Drove a car alone
• 5.9%8Carpooled
• 4.4%6Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26610

• 710 to 14 minutes
• 925 to 29 minutes
• 6030 to 34 minutes
• 1445 to 59 minutes
• 2560 to 89 minutes
• 790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 45.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 570

• Male householders: 158 (49 living alone), Female householders: 129 (59 living alone)

• 155 spouses (155 opposite-sex spouses), 22 unmarried partners, (22 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 53 children (40 natural, 15 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives

Size of family households: 130 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 6 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 107 1-person, 9 2-persons

36 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (17 men).

99.4% of residents of 26610 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BIRCH RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (ROUTE 82 in BIRCH RIVER, WV)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-62202
  Organizations: NICHOLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• COFFMAN'S METALS, LLC (35 POWELL CREEK ROAD in BIRCH RIVER, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
  Organizations: COFFMAN'S METALS LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BIRCH RIVER ELEMENTARY (379 BIRCH RIVER RD. in BIRCH RIVER, WV)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 15.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.9%

Population in 1990: 1,440.

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

• This state: 482
• Northeast: 40
• Midwest: 6
• South: 34

70% of the 26610 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

100% of the 26610 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

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: Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 2)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (1-4: 1)
• Construction: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 14. The highest number of fire incidents - 31 took place in 2014, and the least - 1 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (54.5%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (24.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 26610
• 13254.5%Structure Fires
• 5824.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 3916.1%Outside Fires
• 135.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 26610, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 26610 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	15	71.9 years
Harry	6	69.5 years
William	6	65.7 years
Russell	5	64.6 years
Charles	5	73.6 years
Lola	4	90.3 years
Roy	4	73.5 years
Carl	4	73.0 years
Ernest	4	72.5 years
Myrtle	4	82.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 26610 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Rose	19	79.3 years
Frame	17	73.8 years
Hoover	13	64.9 years
Brown	11	78.3 years
Dodrill	11	79.6 years
Mollohan	10	74.0 years
Coffman	9	70.2 years
Criss	8	77.6 years
Barnett	8	72.9 years
Harris	7	72.7 years

Businesses in zip code 26610

• Subway: 1