26818 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,328
Zip code population in 2010: 709
Zip code population in 2000: 647

Houses and condos: 497
Renter-occupied apartments: 157
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26818: 83.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 19.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 68 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 no mortgage in 2022: $462 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 26818:

• High school or higher: 76.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
• Unemployed: 4.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26818:

• Never married: 32.4%
• Now married: 46.2%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 7.6%
• Divorced: 13.8%

• 
• • 1,19990.4%White
  • 1289.6%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26818, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $42,069 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,069
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $37,103 (reported on 91.7% of returns)

Here:	$37,103
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1450.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3295.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6127.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4237.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $211 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$211
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $625 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$625
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,900 (reported on 5.6% of returns)

Here:	+$1,900
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,175 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,175
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 127.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,250 (reported on 5.6% of returns)

26818:	$12,250
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 222.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,330 (reported on 27.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,330
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 121.8% for AGIs below $25k, 99.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.4%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26818, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $31,729 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,729
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $29,943 (reported on 88.2% of returns)

Here:	$29,943
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.5% for AGIs below $25k, 87.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $257 (reported on 20.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$257
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $600 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$600
State:	$4,262

Profit/loss from business: +$1,267 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,267
State:	+$13,636

Total itemized deductions: $13,467 (20% of AGI, reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$13,467
State:	$21,148

Here:	19.8% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Taxes paid: $3,900 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

26818:	$3,900
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $2,433 (reported on 26.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,433
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 70.6%

Here:	71%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 70.6% for AGIs below $25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26818, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,865 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,865
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $26,129 (reported on 91.7% of returns)

Here:	$26,129
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.7% for AGIs below $10k, 87.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 92.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $250 (reported on 27.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$250
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $250 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$250
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$905 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	+$905
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$750 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	+$750
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $13,000 (21% of AGI, reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$13,000
State:	$16,976

Here:	21.2% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Total tax: $2,886 (reported on 57.6% of returns)

26818:	$2,886
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,835 (reported on 29.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,835
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 76.4%

Here:	76%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 79.5% for AGIs below $10k, 80.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26845, 26836, 26731, 26847, 26852, 26833.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 121
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 322

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 242 (82 now married, 160 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26818 with a mortgage: 96 (33 second mortgage, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,422
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $506

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

• Zip code 26818 household income distribution in 2022

• 46Less than $10,000
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 18$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$25,000 to $29,999
• 84$35,000 to $39,999
• 74$40,000 to $44,999
• 69$45,000 to $49,999
• 44$60,000 to $74,999
• 35$75,000 to $99,999
• 41$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26818

• 41Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 39$80,000 to $89,999
• 29$90,000 to $99,999
• 36$100,000 to $124,999
• 12$125,000 to $149,999
• 13$200,000 to $249,999
• 63$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26818

• 21$350 to $399
• 72$450 to $499
• 12$500 to $549
• 25$750 to $799
• 12No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $592.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $112,104
• Black or African American householders: $63,695

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $103,187

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $192,598

Here:	$192,598
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $39,620

Here:	$39,620
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 239
• Mobile homes: 254

Unemployment: 4.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26818

• 71.2%403Drove a car alone
• 17.1%97Carpooled
• 8.8%50Walked

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26818

• 53Less than 5 minutes
• 535 to 9 minutes
• 8110 to 14 minutes
• 13715 to 19 minutes
• 13820 to 24 minutes
• 1830 to 34 minutes
• 1445 to 59 minutes
• 3660 to 89 minutes
• 1790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,328

• Male householders: 252 (0 living alone), Female householders: 187 (68 living alone)

• 222 spouses (222 opposite-sex spouses), 39 unmarried partners, (39 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 513 children (411 natural, 45 adopted, 62 stepchildren), 87 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 11 non-relatives

Size of family households: 191 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 14 2-persons

89 married couples with children.
248 single-parent households (226 men, 22 women).

97.3% of residents of 26818 zip code speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% not well).

Population in 1990: 1. Population change in the 1990s: +646 (+64600.0%).

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

• This state: 521
• Northeast: 2
• South: 809
• West: 14

75% of the 26818 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.

98% of the 26818 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 125% 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:

• Information: Radio Stations (5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 26818 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	7	62.4 years
William	6	69.3 years
Bessie	4	80.5 years
Roy	4	68.2 years
Charles	3	73.7 years
Martha	2	83.0 years
Alice	2	86.5 years
Howard	2	85.0 years
James	2	73.0 years
Ernest	2	81.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 26818 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Crites	9	73.2 years
Barr	7	78.6 years
Keller	7	73.9 years
Riggleman	5	62.4 years
Bobo	4	65.0 years
Miller	4	69.0 years
Redman	4	79.2 years
Reel	4	61.5 years
Kessel	3	73.0 years
Sherman	3	54.3 years