26852 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 795
Zip code population in 2010: 869
Zip code population in 2000: 813

Houses and condos: 507
Renter-occupied apartments: 9
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26852: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 42.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 19 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: $634 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $582 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 26852:

• High school or higher: 94.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 19.8%
• Unemployed: 2.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26852:

• Never married: 13.5%
• Now married: 43.2%
• Separated: 2.4%
• Widowed: 12.7%
• Divorced: 28.2%

• 
• • 75695.3%White
  • 374.7%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26852, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,939 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,939
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $43,297 (reported on 80.6% of returns)

Here:	$43,297
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1382.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3241.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7032.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9696.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14985.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $317 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$317
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.6% for AGIs below $25k, 8.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 23.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $925 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$925
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$367 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	+$367
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,067 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,067
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 135.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,900 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

26852:	$8,900
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 395.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,700 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,700
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 113.3% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.7%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 92.9% for AGIs below $25k, 88.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26852, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,831 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,831
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $36,234 (reported on 82.9% of returns)

Here:	$36,234
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.9% for AGIs below $25k, 83.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $300 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$300
West Virginia:	$1,211

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

Ordinary dividends: $267 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	$267
State:	$4,262

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$200 (reported on 5.7% of returns)

Here:	+$200
State:	+$8,875

Profit/loss from business: +$2,333 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,333
State:	+$13,636

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,733 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

26852:	$7,733
West Virginia:	$11,787

Total itemized deductions: $18,740 (25% of AGI, reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$18,740
State:	$21,148

Here:	25.4% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Charity contributions: $1,833 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,833
State:	$4,508

Taxes paid: $4,260 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

26852:	$4,260
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $2,400 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 62.9%

Here:	63%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26852, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,592 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,592
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $28,360 (reported on 86.5% of returns)

Here:	$28,360
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.5% for AGIs below $10k, 75.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $456 (reported on 41.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$456
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $270 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	$270
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$125 (reported on 4.4% of returns)

Here:	+$125
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$3,655 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,655
State:	+$11,074

Profit/loss from farming: +$1,962 (reported on 7.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,962
State:	-$4,870

Total itemized deductions: $13,362 (24% of AGI, reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$13,362
State:	$16,976

Here:	23.5% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,765 (3% of AGI, reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,765
State:	$3,529

Here:	3.1% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $2,953 (reported on 71.1% of returns)

26852:	$2,953
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,533 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,533
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.5%

Here:	63%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 59.6% for AGIs below $10k, 68.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26710, 26845, 26757, 26726, 26743, 26755.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 20
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 308

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 89 (55 now married, 33 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26852 with a mortgage: 195 (44 second mortgage, 44 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $963
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $378

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

• Zip code 26852 household income distribution in 2022

• 37$10,000 to $14,999
• 19$15,000 to $19,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 50$45,000 to $49,999
• 73$50,000 to $59,999
• 42$60,000 to $74,999
• 30$75,000 to $99,999
• 19$100,000 to $124,999
• 25$125,000 to $149,999
• 10$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26852

• 41$60,000 to $69,999
• 14$90,000 to $99,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 27$125,000 to $149,999
• 58$150,000 to $174,999
• 73$175,000 to $199,999
• 14$200,000 to $249,999
• 68$250,000 to $299,999
• 10$300,000 to $399,999
• 8$500,000 to $749,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $236,825
• Black or African American householders: $246,298

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $189,460 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $134,256 - $256,161

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $154,334

Here:	$154,334
State:	$206,655

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 484
• Mobile homes: 20

Unemployment: 2.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26852

• 85.9%373Drove a car alone
• 15.2%66Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26852

• 7Less than 5 minutes
• 3315 to 19 minutes
• 7120 to 24 minutes
• 1125 to 29 minutes
• 23230 to 34 minutes
• 1760 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 44.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 795

• Male householders: 182 (75 living alone), Female householders: 151 (35 living alone)

• 140 spouses (140 opposite-sex spouses), 10 unmarried partners, (10 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 292 children (272 natural, 0 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 8 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 131 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 32 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 109 1-person, 12 2-persons

80 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (8 women).

100.5% of residents of 26852 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.0%

Population in 1990: 672. Population change in the 1990s: +141 (+21.0%).

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

• This state: 299
• Northeast: 247
• Midwest: 3
• South: 213

87% of the 26852 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

100% of the 26852 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

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

• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (1-4: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 8. The highest number of reported fires - 22 took place in 2015, and the least - 2 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (46.2%), and Outside Fires (40.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 26852
• 6146.2%Structure Fires
• 5440.9%Outside Fires
• 1511.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 21.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 26852, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 26852 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	9	77.6 years
John	6	78.5 years
Frank	5	69.0 years
Mary	4	78.3 years
Roy	4	67.2 years
George	3	79.4 years
James	3	73.7 years
Lester	3	75.7 years
Ernest	3	72.3 years
Lawrence	3	80.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 26852 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Rinker	10	72.4 years
Haggerty	8	75.3 years
High	8	78.2 years
Helman	7	74.9 years
See	7	77.3 years
Taylor	7	79.0 years
Mcgee	6	76.0 years
Shoemaker	6	78.3 years
Davy	5	80.8 years
Miller	5	78.2 years