26261 Zip Code (Richwood, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,057
Zip code population in 2010: 2,701
Zip code population in 2000: 3,465

Houses and condos: 1,741
Renter-occupied apartments: 262
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26261: 83.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 98.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 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: $859 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $289 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 26261:

• High school or higher: 88.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
• Unemployed: 13.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 38.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26261:

• Never married: 19.5%
• Now married: 42.9%
• Separated: 1.7%
• Widowed: 12.7%
• Divorced: 23.3%

• 
• • 3,02499.1%White
  • 150.5%Two or more races
  • 60.2%Asian
  • 50.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 30.10%Black

Urban population: 2,248
Rural population: 808

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26261, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $38,017 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,017
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $31,607 (reported on 78.9% of returns)

Here:	$31,607
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1053.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3325.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5732.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4775.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $525 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$525
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 14.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 38.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,140 (reported on 6.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,140
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.1% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,300 (reported on 6.6% of returns)

Here:	+$4,300
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k, 274.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,583 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	+$5,583
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.3% for AGIs below $25k, 85.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,100 (reported on 6.6% of returns)

26261:	$10,100
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 315.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,589 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,589
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 121.9% for AGIs below $25k, 101.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 85.5%

Here:	86%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 86.1% for AGIs below $25k, 81.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26261, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,400 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,400
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $29,242 (reported on 82.2% of returns)

Here:	$29,242
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.6% for AGIs below $25k, 73.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $810 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$810
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,929 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,929
State:	$4,262

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,230 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$9,230
State:	+$13,636

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,080 (reported on 5.6% of returns)

26261:	$9,080
West Virginia:	$11,787

Total itemized deductions: $17,520 (22% of AGI, reported on 5.6% of returns)

Here:	$17,520
State:	$21,148

Here:	22.0% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Charity contributions: $5,600 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

Here:	$5,600
State:	$4,508

Taxes paid: $5,340 (reported on 5.6% of returns)

26261:	$5,340
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $2,431 (reported on 28.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,431
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 46.7%

Here:	47%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 41.3% for AGIs below $25k, 46.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26261, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,989 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,989
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $24,232 (reported on 83.4% of returns)

Here:	$24,232
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.6% for AGIs below $10k, 78.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,987 (reported on 31.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,987
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,639 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,639
State:	$2,913

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,230 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	+$1,230
State:	+$6,331

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,046 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$9,046
State:	+$11,074

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 26.9% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,308 (reported on 1.3% of returns)

26261:	$2,308
West Virginia:	$2,796

Total itemized deductions: $16,828 (23% of AGI, reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	$16,828
State:	$16,976

Here:	22.7% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $4,095 (5% of AGI, reported on 4.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,095
State:	$3,529

Here:	5.1% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,142 (reported on 63.9% of returns)

26261:	$3,142
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,850 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,850
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 50.7%

Here:	51%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 40.4% for AGIs below $10k, 52.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 44.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26202, 26676, 26208, 26205, 25984, 24991.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 394
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 859

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 8 (8 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 640 (202 now married, 439 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26261 with a mortgage: 266 (2 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,084
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $299

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

• Zip code 26261 household income distribution in 2022

• 110Less than $10,000
• 108$10,000 to $14,999
• 60$15,000 to $19,999
• 93$20,000 to $24,999
• 179$25,000 to $29,999
• 145$30,000 to $34,999
• 60$35,000 to $39,999
• 39$40,000 to $44,999
• 50$45,000 to $49,999
• 87$50,000 to $59,999
• 65$60,000 to $74,999
• 159$75,000 to $99,999
• 26$100,000 to $124,999
• 21$125,000 to $149,999
• 18$150,000 to $199,999
• 13$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26261

• 63Less than $10,000
• 24$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 16$20,000 to $24,999
• 61$25,000 to $29,999
• 37$30,000 to $34,999
• 38$35,000 to $39,999
• 93$40,000 to $49,999
• 115$50,000 to $59,999
• 59$60,000 to $69,999
• 48$70,000 to $79,999
• 66$80,000 to $89,999
• 128$100,000 to $124,999
• 40$125,000 to $149,999
• 22$150,000 to $174,999
• 23$175,000 to $199,999
• 31$200,000 to $249,999
• 9$250,000 to $299,999
• 22$400,000 to $499,999
• 45$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26261

• 3Less than $100
• 23$200 to $249
• 30$300 to $349
• 27$350 to $399
• 54$400 to $449
• 18$450 to $499
• 12$550 to $599
• 90No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $589.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $73,694
• Asian householders: $154,387
• Two or more races householders: $113,217
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $113,217

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $63,402 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $38,668 - $121,698

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $61,764

Here:	$61,764
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $130,033

Here:	$130,033
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,423
• Two: 19
• 3 or 4: 68
• 5 to 9: 15
• 10 to 19: 7
• 20 to 49: 18
• Mobile homes: 182

Unemployment: 13.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26261

• 74.0%640Drove a car alone
• 6.8%59Carpooled
• 9.3%80Bus or trolley bus
• 1.3%11Walked
• 3.9%34Other means
• 2.8%24Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26261

• 9Less than 5 minutes
• 1445 to 9 minutes
• 4410 to 14 minutes
• 3615 to 19 minutes
• 10620 to 24 minutes
• 4525 to 29 minutes
• 16030 to 34 minutes
• 2040 to 44 minutes
• 13545 to 59 minutes
• 2760 to 89 minutes
• 9590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,057

• Male householders: 457 (156 living alone), Female householders: 784 (354 living alone)

• 521 spouses (521 opposite-sex spouses), 53 unmarried partners, (53 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 747 children (642 natural, 25 adopted, 80 stepchildren), 49 grandchildren, 48 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 0 foster children, 45 other relatives, 204 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 82 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 359 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 109 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 71 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 511 1-person, 70 2-persons, 24 3-persons

371 married couples with children.
104 single-parent households (23 men, 81 women).

99.2% of residents of 26261 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% very well, 56% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP HDWD SAW (MAIN & SPRUCE STS in RICHWOOD, WV)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1981-0109, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  Business NAICS classification: SAWMILLS.
  Organizations: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP, GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP. - RICHWOOD WV, GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP. - RICHWOOD WV, GEORGIA PACIFIC - RICHWOOD WV, RICHWOOD SAWMILL

• CHERRY RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (RIVERSIDE DRIVE in RICHWOOD, WV)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-62204
  Organizations: NICHOLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP. - RICHWOOD WV (108 E. MAIN ST. in RICHWOOD, WV)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.9%

Population in 1990: 4,129.

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

• This state: 2,374
• Northeast: 95
• Midwest: 274
• South: 225
• West: 38

63% of the 26261 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

91% of the 26261 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)

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

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 14. The highest number of fire incidents - 29 took place in 2015, and the least - 5 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (65.4%), and Outside Fires (13.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 26261
• 15165.4%Structure Fires
• 3213.9%Outside Fires
• 3013.0%Other
• 187.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 26261, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 26261 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	65	74.0 years
John	61	74.9 years
Mary	45	81.1 years
William	43	73.5 years
Robert	34	68.9 years
Charles	32	74.1 years
George	24	76.3 years
Roy	17	73.0 years
Edith	15	73.3 years
Anna	15	75.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 26261 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	35	76.3 years
Spencer	30	78.1 years
Williams	27	74.9 years
Hinkle	25	75.2 years
Brown	23	73.9 years
Cutlip	17	78.5 years
Sparks	15	77.6 years
Green	14	83.9 years
Meadows	13	72.5 years
Bragg	13	77.3 years

Businesses in zip code 26261

• Dairy Queen: 1
• Rite Aid: 1