26690 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 919
Zip code population in 2010: 584
Zip code population in 2000: 236

Houses and condos: 296
Renter-occupied apartments: 37
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26690: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 28.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 32 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: $304 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $248 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 26690:

• High school or higher: 61.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26690:

• Never married: 25.0%
• Now married: 50.5%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 12.7%
• Divorced: 11.8%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26690, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $38,343 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,343
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $38,509 (reported on 78.6% of returns)

Here:	$38,509
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1016.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3523.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,150 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,150
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 172.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 85.7%

Here:	86%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 83.3% for AGIs below $25k, 116.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26690, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,094 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,094
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $38,231 (reported on 94.1% of returns)

Here:	$38,231
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.6% for AGIs below $25k, 80.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $250 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$250
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,700 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,700
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 35.3%

Here:	35%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 28.6% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26690, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $23,700 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$23,700
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $23,339 (reported on 88.6% of returns)

Here:	$23,339
State:	$33,645

Total tax: $1,950 (reported on 57.1% of returns)

26690:	$1,950
State:	$5,372

Earned income credit: $1,810 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,810
State:	$1,662

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

Here:	47%
State:	55%

Nearest zip codes: 25812, 25938, 25862, 25115, 25854, 25085.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 162
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 128

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: 201 (155 now married, 44 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26690 with a mortgage: 163
Houses without a mortgage: 5

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $747
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $546

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

• Zip code 26690 household income distribution in 2022

• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 18$15,000 to $19,999
• 48$20,000 to $24,999
• 56$25,000 to $29,999
• 15$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 44$60,000 to $74,999
• 61$75,000 to $99,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26690

• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 24$30,000 to $34,999
• 78$40,000 to $49,999
• 22$50,000 to $59,999
• 38$60,000 to $69,999
• 40$70,000 to $79,999
• 3$100,000 to $124,999
• 23$150,000 to $174,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $85,655
• Two or more races householders: $128,483

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $52,764 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $42,417 - $74,571

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $66,066

Here:	$66,066
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $53,572

Here:	$53,572
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 200
• Mobile homes: 94

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26690

• 3Less than 5 minutes
• 505 to 9 minutes
• 510 to 14 minutes
• 6815 to 19 minutes
• 3625 to 29 minutes
• 2830 to 34 minutes
• 545 to 59 minutes
• 3760 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 71.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 919

• Male householders: 82 (0 living alone), Female householders: 199 (20 living alone)

• 115 spouses (115 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 262 children (247 natural, 15 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 99 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 58 parents, 0 foster children, 76 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 86 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 115 4-persons, 31 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person

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

99.5% of residents of 26690 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• B & W REPAIR (S SWISS RD in SWISS, WV)

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

Population in 1990: 684.

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

• This state: 856
• Northeast: 12
• Midwest: 5
• South: 31

67% of the 26690 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

97% of the 26690 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 112% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 31

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 26690 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	7	75.8 years
James	5	61.4 years
Earl	3	71.6 years
Charles	3	73.6 years
Robert	3	63.0 years
Clara	2	81.5 years
Fred	2	71.0 years
Edward	2	61.5 years
Lewis	2	72.5 years
Mary	2	72.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 26690 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Auxier	4	83.0 years
Blankenship	4	79.2 years
Kiser	4	69.5 years
Workman	4	71.5 years
Foster	3	76.7 years
Deal	3	67.0 years
Grose	3	80.3 years
Keenan	3	77.3 years
Kincaid	3	73.0 years
Acord	2	66.5 years