26705 Zip Code (Aurora, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 613
Zip code population in 2010: 1,077
Zip code population in 2000: 1,084

Houses and condos: 340
Renter-occupied apartments: 76
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26705: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 56.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $288 (0.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $618 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 26705:

• High school or higher: 91.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 13.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26705:

• Never married: 20.1%
• Now married: 58.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 16.9%
• Divorced: 4.1%

• 
• • 60598.9%White
  • 71.1%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26705, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $49,922 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,922
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $45,697 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

Here:	$45,697
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1164.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3486.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6325.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7800.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15923.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $538 (reported on 28.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$538
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.0% for AGIs below $25k, 14.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 36.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 23.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,829 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,829
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.0% for AGIs below $25k, 57.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 145.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,917 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,917
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 295.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,067 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$8,067
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 109.0% for AGIs below $25k, 625.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,625 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

26705:	$10,625
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.0% for AGIs below $25k, 352.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,417 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,417
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.0% for AGIs below $25k, 71.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.8%

Here:	98%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 93.8% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26705, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,093 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,093
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $37,223 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

Here:	$37,223
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.3% for AGIs below $25k, 81.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $871 (reported on 31.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$871
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $700 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$700
State:	$4,262

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,125 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,125
State:	+$8,875

Profit/loss from business: +$5,060 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,060
State:	+$13,636

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,567 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

26705:	$5,567
West Virginia:	$11,787

Total itemized deductions: $16,320 (21% of AGI, reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$16,320
State:	$21,148

Here:	21.3% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Taxes paid: $5,100 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

26705:	$5,100
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $1,822 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,822
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 64.4%

Here:	64%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 125.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26705, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,460 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,460
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $26,830 (reported on 82.6% of returns)

Here:	$26,830
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.3% for AGIs below $10k, 70.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,011 (reported on 40.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,011
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $740 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	$740
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,208 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,208
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$2,472 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,472
State:	+$11,074

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,750 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

26705:	$2,750
West Virginia:	$2,796

Total itemized deductions: $14,233 (26% of AGI, reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$14,233
State:	$16,976

Here:	26.0% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,333 (4% of AGI, reported on 3.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,333
State:	$3,529

Here:	3.6% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $2,637 (reported on 73.9% of returns)

26705:	$2,637
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,800 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,800
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.0%

Here:	58%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 45.3% for AGIs below $10k, 60.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26716, 26764, 26287, 26425, 26292, 26444.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 248

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 115 (76 now married, 38 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26705 with a mortgage: 82
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $588
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $302

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

• Zip code 26705 household income distribution in 2022

• 2Less than $10,000
• 25$10,000 to $14,999
• 32$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 10$25,000 to $29,999
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 21$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $44,999
• 7$45,000 to $49,999
• 53$50,000 to $59,999
• 23$60,000 to $74,999
• 4$75,000 to $99,999
• 14$100,000 to $124,999
• 16$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $199,999
• 8$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26705

• 21$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 22$20,000 to $24,999
• 10$25,000 to $29,999
• 12$40,000 to $49,999
• 21$60,000 to $69,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 45$150,000 to $174,999
• 7$175,000 to $199,999
• 3$200,000 to $249,999
• 7$250,000 to $299,999
• 7$300,000 to $399,999
• 17$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26705

• 16$400 to $449
• 58No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $155,952
• Two or more races householders: $115,330

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $181,526

Here:	$181,526
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $16,009

Here:	$16,009
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 287
• Mobile homes: 50

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26705

• 77.5%180Drove a car alone
• 10.8%25Carpooled
• 3.4%8Walked
• 7.3%17Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26705

• 5Less than 5 minutes
• 810 to 14 minutes
• 1015 to 19 minutes
• 4420 to 24 minutes
• 5225 to 29 minutes
• 3130 to 34 minutes
• 335 to 39 minutes
• 3145 to 59 minutes
• 2460 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 21.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 613

• Male householders: 127 (22 living alone), Female householders: 132 (28 living alone)

• 131 spouses (131 opposite-sex spouses), 28 unmarried partners, (28 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 139 children (99 natural, 0 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 40 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 8 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 87 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 8 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 50 1-person, 22 2-persons

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

93.2% of residents of 26705 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
5.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (35% very well, 65% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (RR 1, BOX 209 in AURORA, WV)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-70101
  Organizations: PRESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• AURORA SUBSTATION-PRESTON COUN (U. S. ROUTE 50 in AURORA, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CARWASHES
  Organizations: WV DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: WV DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIO

• DEERWOOD (RT 50 EAST in AURORA, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CARWASHES
  Organizations: FREEMAN, RON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: FREEMAN, RON

• AURORA SCHOOL (AURORA SCHOOL SITE in AURORA, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: PRESTON CNTY BD OF ED

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.2%

Population in 1990: 1,143.

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

• This state: 368
• Midwest: 35
• South: 198

77% of the 26705 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

92% of the 26705 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 108% 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): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (5-9: 1)
• Construction: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 2)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 2)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 8. The highest number of fires - 20 took place in 2007, and the least - 2 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (54.5%), and Outside Fires (20.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 26705
• 7854.5%Structure Fires
• 2920.3%Outside Fires
• 2718.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 96.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 26705, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 26705 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	12	70.0 years
William	8	66.2 years
John	6	80.7 years
Mary	6	74.5 years
Robert	6	65.1 years
Thomas	5	75.2 years
Nina	4	73.8 years
Beulah	4	86.0 years
James	4	69.7 years
Walter	4	82.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 26705 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Stemple	26	79.3 years
Wotring	14	75.1 years
Moats	13	65.2 years
Teets	11	80.5 years
Shaffer	11	69.8 years
Harsh	9	82.2 years
Hauser	9	80.2 years
Shillingburg	8	82.7 years
Knotts	7	79.9 years
Hardesty	6	83.2 years