26563 Zip Code (Carolina, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 234
Zip code population in 2010: 381
Zip code population in 2000: 429

Houses and condos: 97
Renter-occupied apartments: 45
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26563: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 399 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 26563:

• High school or higher: 99.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 23.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 142.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26563:

• Never married: 27.3%
• Now married: 45.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.9%
• Divorced: 21.4%

• 
• • 17776.3%White
  • 2410.3%Black
  • 198.2%Two or more races
  • 125.2%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26563, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,968 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,968
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $26,763 (reported on 86.0% of returns)

Here:	$26,763
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.3% for AGIs below $10k, 88.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $171 (reported on 22.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$171
West Virginia:	$1,465

Taxable dividends: $77 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$77
State:	$2,913

Profit/loss from business: +$2,000 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$2,000
State:	+$11,074

Total tax: $3,426 (reported on 64.3% of returns)

26563:	$3,426
State:	$5,372

Earned income credit: $1,689 (reported on 28.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,689
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.1%

Here:	61%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 59.0% for AGIs below $10k, 63.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 48.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 26576, 26572, 26591, 26587, 26571, 26568.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 46
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 56

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 54 (22 now married, 31 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26563 with a mortgage: 10
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 26563 household income distribution in 2022

• 34$10,000 to $14,999
• 17$15,000 to $19,999
• 12$30,000 to $34,999
• 13$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 12$60,000 to $74,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26563

• 8$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 9$125,000 to $149,999
• 3$150,000 to $174,999
• 10$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26563

• 25$450 to $499
• 12No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $120,103
• Black or African American householders: $198,089

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $124,995

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $176,610

Here:	$176,610
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $120,964

Here:	$120,964
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 87
• Mobile homes: 8

Unemployment: 23.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26563

• 75.1%43Drove a car alone
• 29.7%17Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26563

• 3120 to 24 minutes
• 1135 to 39 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 43.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 234

• Male householders: 9 (0 living alone), Female householders: 92 (30 living alone)

• 50 spouses (50 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 48 children (48 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 10 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person

29 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (22 women).

All residents speak English at home

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• J C AWESOME CO (1 3/10 M S OF RT 218 HELENS RU in CAROLINA, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: RICK CARPENTER (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

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

• This state: 217
• West: 12

72% of the 26563 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

79% of the 26563 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% moved from this county.

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:

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 26563 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	8	78.8 years
George	6	73.5 years
John	6	80.5 years
Robert	6	81.9 years
Helen	5	79.2 years
Charles	5	75.0 years
Mary	4	80.8 years
Anna	3	82.0 years
Louis	3	61.7 years
Joe	3	80.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 26563 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Lampkin	6	67.0 years
Martin	5	63.4 years
Kniceley	4	82.2 years
Mcvicker	4	70.7 years
Miller	4	76.0 years
Smith	4	84.3 years
Wilson	4	76.0 years
Bearden	3	83.0 years
Davis	3	77.7 years
Arnold	3	74.0 years