26855 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 608
Zip code population in 2010: 826
Zip code population in 2000: 791

Houses and condos: 403
Renter-occupied apartments: 28
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26855: 85.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 42.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 14 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: $390 (0.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $473 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 26855:

• High school or higher: 86.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 3.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26855:

• Never married: 21.3%
• Now married: 38.2%
• Separated: 7.1%
• Widowed: 7.0%
• Divorced: 26.4%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26855, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,145 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,145
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $37,754 (reported on 78.8% of returns)

Here:	$37,754
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1210.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3578.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6170.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4320.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $178 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$178
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $25k, 11.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $767 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$767
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 32.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$200 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

Here:	+$200
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,125 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,125
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.3% for AGIs below $25k, 370.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,317 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,317
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 154.4% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% 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 26855, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,948 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,948
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $31,844 (reported on 87.1% of returns)

Here:	$31,844
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.3% for AGIs below $25k, 80.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $567 (reported on 29.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$567
West Virginia:	$1,211

Ordinary dividends: $400 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	$400
State:	$4,262

Profit/loss from business: +$3,400 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,400
State:	+$13,636

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,833 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

26855:	$6,833
West Virginia:	$11,787

Total itemized deductions: $19,900 (25% of AGI, reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$19,900
State:	$21,148

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

Charity contributions: $3,450 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,450
State:	$4,508

Taxes paid: $4,700 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

26855:	$4,700
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $1,917 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,917
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 74.2%

Here:	74%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 64.3% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26855, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,278 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,278
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $28,895 (reported on 89.1% of returns)

Here:	$28,895
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.1% for AGIs below $10k, 80.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $440 (reported on 39.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$440
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $318 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$318
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,333 (reported on 5.6% of returns)

Here:	+$1,333
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$4,209 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,209
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $14,927 (26% of AGI, reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	$14,927
State:	$16,976

Here:	26.1% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,692 (6% of AGI, reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,692
State:	$3,529

Here:	5.8% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $3,487 (reported on 70.0% of returns)

26855:	$3,487
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,464 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,464
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.1%

Here:	74%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 67.2% for AGIs below $10k, 77.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26884, 26847, 26833, 26866, 26263, 26260.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 56
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 173

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 60 (36 now married, 23 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26855 with a mortgage: 74 (2 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,038
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $328

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

• Zip code 26855 household income distribution in 2022

• 20Less than $10,000
• 26$10,000 to $14,999
• 20$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 12$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 39$60,000 to $74,999
• 55$75,000 to $99,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26855

• 16$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 29$100,000 to $124,999
• 36$125,000 to $149,999
• 28$150,000 to $174,999
• 16$200,000 to $249,999
• 48$300,000 to $399,999
• 16$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26855

• 4$250 to $299
• 11$400 to $449
• 8$450 to $499
• 1No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $840.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $198,297

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $161,695 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $118,966 - $337,648

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $271,590

Here:	$271,590
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $224,491

Here:	$224,491
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 325
• One, attached: 18
• Mobile homes: 58

Unemployment: 3.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26855

• 92.7%219Drove a car alone
• 4.2%10Carpooled
• 0.4%1Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26855

• 4610 to 14 minutes
• 5815 to 19 minutes
• 2520 to 24 minutes
• 2225 to 29 minutes
• 4930 to 34 minutes
• 1635 to 39 minutes
• 1060 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 41.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 608

• Male householders: 77 (47 living alone), Female householders: 152 (41 living alone)

• 63 spouses (63 opposite-sex spouses), 4 unmarried partners, (4 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 134 children (133 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 73 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 71 non-relatives

Size of family households: 45 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 53 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 88 1-person, 32 2-persons

40 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (5 women).

101.2% of residents of 26855 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ALLEN'S MOBILE VILLAGE (CABINS in CABINS, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME SITES
  Alternative names: ALLEN, DORA D, DORA D ALLEN

Population in 1990: 95. Population change in the 1990s: +696 (+732.6%).

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

• This state: 330
• South: 186
• West: 57

71% of the 26855 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

100% of the 26855 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):

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

• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: All Other Traveler Accommodation (5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Framing Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 26855 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	4	58.5 years
Charles	4	79.5 years
Fred	4	70.0 years
Mary	4	83.3 years
Zernie	4	87.0 years
Robert	4	73.0 years
George	3	68.6 years
Earl	3	77.6 years
Cora	3	79.7 years
Henry	3	71.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 26855 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Ours	14	72.3 years
Vanmeter	7	74.9 years
Dolly	6	81.3 years
Shirk	6	67.0 years
Mallow	5	72.2 years
Goldizen	5	84.0 years
Sites	5	89.6 years
Carr	5	82.2 years
Nelson	5	77.8 years
Heavener	5	78.4 years