26851 Zip Code (Wardensville, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,457
Zip code population in 2010: 2,180
Zip code population in 2000: 1,908

Houses and condos: 1,388
Renter-occupied apartments: 133
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26851: 85.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 108.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 13 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: $654 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $621 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 26851:

• High school or higher: 89.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
• Unemployed: 2.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 44.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26851:

• Never married: 17.2%
• Now married: 59.5%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 3.9%
• Divorced: 18.5%

• 
• • 1,38995.5%White
  • 382.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 241.7%Two or more races
  • 20.1%Black
  • 10.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26851, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $51,271 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$51,271
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $48,040 (reported on 80.6% of returns)

Here:	$48,040
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1034.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3401.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5974.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8183.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16733.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,046 (reported on 30.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,046
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.7% for AGIs below $25k, 20.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 112.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,313 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,313
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.7% for AGIs below $25k, 23.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 153.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,680 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,680
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.3% for AGIs below $25k, 18.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 170.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 107.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,962 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,962
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 147.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,050 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

26851:	$13,050
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.8% for AGIs below $25k, 151.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 635.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $26,067 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

Here:	$26,067
State:	$31,950

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 977.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,850 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

Here:	$5,850
State:	$12,364

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $8,200 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

26851:	$8,200
State:	$7,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 307.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,214 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,214
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.1% for AGIs below $25k, 53.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.5%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 90.6% for AGIs below $25k, 96.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26851, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,358 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,358
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $40,757 (reported on 79.1% of returns)

Here:	$40,757
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.9% for AGIs below $25k, 82.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,125 (reported on 30.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,125
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,767 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,767
State:	$4,262

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,612 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,612
State:	+$8,875

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,485 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,485
State:	+$13,636

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,311 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

26851:	$9,311
West Virginia:	$11,787

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,879 (24% of AGI, reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	$17,879
State:	$21,148

Here:	23.6% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,009 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,009
State:	$4,508

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,900 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

26851:	$4,900
State:	$8,103

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,012 (reported on 18.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,012
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 61.5%

Here:	62%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 56.8% for AGIs below $25k, 60.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26851, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,119 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,119
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $33,489 (reported on 85.0% of returns)

Here:	$33,489
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.6% for AGIs below $10k, 78.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,374 (reported on 41.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,374
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,450 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,450
State:	$2,913

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$9,000 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	+$9,000
State:	+$6,331

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.5% for AGIs below $10k, -0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,023 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	+$2,023
State:	+$11,074

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, -1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,947 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

26851:	$1,947
West Virginia:	$2,796

Total itemized deductions: $14,400 (23% of AGI, reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	$14,400
State:	$16,976

Here:	22.9% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,544 (4% of AGI, reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,544
State:	$3,529

Here:	3.8% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,928 (reported on 73.2% of returns)

26851:	$3,928
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,531 (reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,531
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.9%

Here:	70%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 68.1% for AGIs below $10k, 67.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 22654, 26714, 26810, 22644, 26755, 26823.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 51
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 741

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 6 (5 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 220 (125 now married, 94 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26851 with a mortgage: 362 (67 second mortgage, 58 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,154
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $348

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

• Zip code 26851 household income distribution in 2022

• 32Less than $10,000
• 49$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$15,000 to $19,999
• 13$20,000 to $24,999
• 28$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 42$35,000 to $39,999
• 67$40,000 to $44,999
• 100$45,000 to $49,999
• 40$50,000 to $59,999
• 110$60,000 to $74,999
• 104$75,000 to $99,999
• 128$100,000 to $124,999
• 30$125,000 to $149,999
• 17$150,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26851

• 10Less than $10,000
• 24$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$40,000 to $49,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$70,000 to $79,999
• 60$90,000 to $99,999
• 17$100,000 to $124,999
• 25$125,000 to $149,999
• 134$150,000 to $174,999
• 32$175,000 to $199,999
• 43$200,000 to $249,999
• 122$250,000 to $299,999
• 133$300,000 to $399,999
• 42$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26851

• 10$150 to $199
• 3$250 to $299
• 23$350 to $399
• 7$400 to $449
• 1$550 to $599
• 26$600 to $649
• 35$650 to $699
• 11$700 to $749
• 14$800 to $899
• 4$900 to $999
• 2No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $809.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $198,019
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $176,173
• Two or more races householders: $176,173

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $196,375 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $121,333 - $313,500

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $219,787

Here:	$219,787
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $90,933

Here:	$90,933
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,181
• One, attached: 45
• 3 or 4: 18
• 10 to 19: 22
• Mobile homes: 119

Unemployment: 2.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26851

• 89.9%710Drove a car alone
• 3.3%26Carpooled
• 1.3%10Walked
• 1.0%8Other means
• 2.5%20Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26851

• 8Less than 5 minutes
• 295 to 9 minutes
• 7310 to 14 minutes
• 3415 to 19 minutes
• 3620 to 24 minutes
• 17430 to 34 minutes
• 5635 to 39 minutes
• 2840 to 44 minutes
• 10045 to 59 minutes
• 14960 to 89 minutes
• 6490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 33.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,457

• Male householders: 438 (140 living alone), Female householders: 363 (142 living alone)

• 374 spouses (353 opposite-sex spouses), 18 unmarried partners, (18 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 181 children (169 natural, 0 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 2 foster children, 10 other relatives, 11 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 28 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 380 2-persons, 82 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 3 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 281 1-person, 16 2-persons

50 married couples with children.
68 single-parent households (26 men, 42 women).

99.4% of residents of 26851 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 50% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• FOREMOST INDUSTRIES INC (RT 55 WARDENSVILLE INDUSTRIAL in WARDENSVILLE, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MR RALPH C MICHAEL (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ANDERSON SALVAGE (96 KITTY ROAD in WARDENSVILLE, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
  Alternative names: ANDERSON, WILLIAM C., WILLIAM C ANDERSON

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.1%

Population in 1990: 1,606. Population change in the 1990s: +302 (+18.8%).

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

• This state: 392
• Northeast: 189
• Midwest: 33
• South: 797
• West: 78

64% of the 26851 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

91% of the 26851 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% 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: 6

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

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (5-9: 4, 1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Funeral Homes and Funeral Services (5-9: 1)

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 12. The highest number of reported fires - 29 took place in 2007, and the least - 4 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (37.1%), and Outside Fires (35.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 26851
• 7837.1%Structure Fires
• 7535.7%Outside Fires
• 3114.8%Other
• 2612.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 26851, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 26851 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	19	71.7 years
James	15	69.1 years
Charles	14	71.8 years
Robert	13	72.3 years
George	10	77.5 years
Mary	9	88.6 years
Harry	7	69.8 years
William	6	73.5 years
Virginia	6	82.7 years
Richard	6	58.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 26851 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Miller	31	77.7 years
Orndorff	24	73.9 years
Heishman	18	79.4 years
Combs	10	73.9 years
Rinard	9	78.2 years
Walker	9	72.8 years
Frye	8	82.7 years
Mathias	8	75.1 years
Funkhouser	8	68.9 years
Stewart	7	82.4 years

Businesses in zip code 26851

• 7-Eleven: 1
• Sprint Nextel: 1
• True Value: 1