26808 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 623
Zip code population in 2010: 967
Zip code population in 2000: 791

Houses and condos: 346
Renter-occupied apartments: 37
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26808: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 19.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 31 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: $951 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $919 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 26808:

• High school or higher: 94.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 18.0%
• Unemployed: 13.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26808:

• Never married: 44.8%
• Now married: 42.6%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 3.4%
• Divorced: 9.2%

• 
• • 60296.9%White
  • 121.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 71.1%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26808, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $49,298 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,298
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $45,329 (reported on 81.4% of returns)

Here:	$45,329
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 922.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3578.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6518.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8030.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14010.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $427 (reported on 25.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$427
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.5% for AGIs below $25k, 15.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $700 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

Here:	$700
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$425 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	+$425
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,400 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	+$6,400
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 320.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,075 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

26808:	$11,075
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 886.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,967 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,967
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.3%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs below $25k, 91.7% 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 26808, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,134 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,134
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $38,215 (reported on 86.8% of returns)

Here:	$38,215
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.1% for AGIs below $25k, 86.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $500 (reported on 23.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$500
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,133 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,133
State:	$4,262

Profit/loss from business: +$5,625 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,625
State:	+$13,636

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,133 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

26808:	$6,133
West Virginia:	$11,787

Total itemized deductions: $17,538 (24% of AGI, reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$17,538
State:	$21,148

Here:	24.5% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Charity contributions: $1,740 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,740
State:	$4,508

Taxes paid: $4,912 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

26808:	$4,912
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $2,071 (reported on 18.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,071
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.6%

Here:	53%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 46.7% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 133.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26808, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,080 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,080
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $37,003 (reported on 85.6% of returns)

Here:	$37,003
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.5% for AGIs below $10k, 74.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 92.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $488 (reported on 33.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$488
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $405 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	$405
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,444 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,444
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$4,667 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,667
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $14,449 (23% of AGI, reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	$14,449
State:	$16,976

Here:	23.1% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 42.3% for AGIs below $10k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,643 (2% of AGI, reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,643
State:	$3,529

Here:	2.5% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $4,128 (reported on 79.4% of returns)

26808:	$4,128
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,022 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,022
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.0%

Here:	57%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 33.8% for AGIs below $10k, 65.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26865, 26823, 26711, 22637, 22641, 26704.
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: 239

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 251 (34 now married, 217 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26808 with a mortgage: 127
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $934
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $424

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

• Zip code 26808 household income distribution in 2022

• 30Less than $10,000
• 22$10,000 to $14,999
• 33$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$40,000 to $44,999
• 27$45,000 to $49,999
• 21$75,000 to $99,999
• 29$100,000 to $124,999
• 34$125,000 to $149,999
• 16$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26808

• 6$90,000 to $99,999
• 32$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 26$200,000 to $249,999
• 48$250,000 to $299,999
• 19$300,000 to $399,999
• 34$400,000 to $499,999
• 13$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26808

• 22$500 to $549
• 16$1,500 to $1,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $258,873
• Black or African American householders: $181,323

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $259,989 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $133,565 - $344,137

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $256,544

Here:	$256,544
State:	$206,655

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 307
• 10 to 19: 21
• Mobile homes: 15

Unemployment: 13.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26808

• 95.0%384Drove a car alone
• 3.0%12Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26808

• 4915 to 19 minutes
• 3920 to 24 minutes
• 11030 to 34 minutes
• 4235 to 39 minutes
• 4940 to 44 minutes
• 9545 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 14.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 623

• Male householders: 122 (30 living alone), Female householders: 122 (35 living alone)

• 132 spouses (132 opposite-sex spouses), 9 unmarried partners, (9 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 96 children (95 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 105 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 30 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 109 2-persons, 48 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 65 1-person, 24 3-persons

30 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (10 women).

97.3% of residents of 26808 zip code speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.9%

Population in 1990: 922.

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

• This state: 112
• Northeast: 36
• Midwest: 110
• South: 321

69% of the 26808 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

93% of the 26808 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 93% moved from this county.

Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (20-49: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Computer Systems Design Services (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (1-4: 3)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Environmental Consulting Services (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 26808 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	6	60.5 years
Robert	3	64.0 years
William	3	58.6 years
Bonnie	2	72.0 years
Fred	2	82.5 years
Goldie	2	81.5 years
Donald	2	56.5 years
James	2	86.4 years
Lenora	2	85.5 years
Margaret	2	83.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 26808 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Spaid	11	71.8 years
Oates	7	77.0 years
Anderson	6	72.2 years
Lafollette	6	83.3 years
Kump	3	89.3 years
Seldon	3	82.0 years
Hawkins	2	71.1 years
Larrick	2	74.0 years
Peavey	2	72.0 years
Price	2	72.0 years