26617 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 166
Zip code population in 2010: 187
Zip code population in 2000: 176

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26617: 82.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 7.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 22 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: $477

For population 25 years and over in 26617:

• High school or higher: 103.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 34.1%

For population 15 years and over in 26617:

• Never married: 19.4%
• Now married: 74.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 6.6%
• Divorced: 0.0%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26617, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,030 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,030
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $30,950 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$30,950
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.6% for AGIs below $25k, 70.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,167 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,167
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.0%

Here:	60%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26617, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,211 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,211
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $22,468 (reported on 85.6% of returns)

Here:	$22,468
State:	$33,645

Taxable interest for individuals: $467 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$467
West Virginia:	$1,465

Profit/loss from business: +$5,529 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	+$5,529
State:	+$11,074

Total tax: $2,047 (reported on 71.1% of returns)

26617:	$2,047
State:	$5,372

Earned income credit: $1,565 (reported on 25.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,565
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 55.6%

Here:	56%
State:	55%

Nearest zip codes: 25211, 26610, 25063, 26629, 26623, 26651.
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: 51

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 52 (29 now married, 22 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26617 with a mortgage: 41

• Zip code 26617 household income distribution in 2022

• 7$15,000 to $19,999
• 35$30,000 to $34,999
• 10$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26617

• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 12$90,000 to $99,999
• 12$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$200,000 to $249,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $123,635

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $105,528

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $124,696

Here:	$124,696
State:	$206,655

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 73

Unemployment: 34.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26617

• 49.7%12Drove a car alone
• 58.0%14Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26617

• 125 to 9 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 45.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 166

• Male householders: 13 (0 living alone), Female householders: 40 (8 living alone)

• 47 spouses (47 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 68 children (67 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 32 2-persons, 11 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person

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

All residents speak English at home

Population in 1990: 410.

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

• This state: 125
• Midwest: 39

85% of the 26617 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

100% of the 26617 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):

Most common first names in zip code 26617 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	5	78.0 years
Charles	3	54.3 years
Orval	3	70.0 years
Gladys	2	86.0 years
William	2	64.1 years
Henry	2	73.6 years
Herbert	2	77.1 years
Dana	2	77.0 years
Flavy	2	78.5 years
Bessie	2	74.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 26617 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Butcher	7	77.2 years
Dodrill	5	73.4 years
Morris	5	77.2 years
Keener	4	73.0 years
Murphy	4	80.2 years
Hamric	3	79.0 years
Hickman	3	76.0 years
Brown	3	72.7 years
Hall	3	74.7 years
Mullins	3	68.4 years