26731 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 308
Zip code population in 2010: 382
Zip code population in 2000: 266

Houses and condos: 199
Renter-occupied apartments: 27
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26731: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 16.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 19 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $382
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $378

For population 25 years and over in 26731:

• High school or higher: 78.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 26.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26731:

• Never married: 29.4%
• Now married: 18.6%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 15.6%
• Divorced: 36.4%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26731, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $48,180 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,180
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $45,454 (reported on 86.7% of returns)

Here:	$45,454
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1167.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3112.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10492.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $75 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$75
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,800 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,800
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.0% 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 $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26731, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,608 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,608
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $35,836 (reported on 91.7% of returns)

Here:	$35,836
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.9% for AGIs below $25k, 145.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $167 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$167
West Virginia:	$1,211

Earned income credit: $2,300 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 83.3%

Here:	83%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 120.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26731, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,242 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,242
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $30,874 (reported on 83.1% of returns)

Here:	$30,874
State:	$33,645

Taxable interest for individuals: $436 (reported on 31.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$436
West Virginia:	$1,465

Taxable dividends: $100 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	$100
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$91 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$91
State:	+$6,331

Total tax: $3,360 (reported on 69.4% of returns)

26731:	$3,360
State:	$5,372

Earned income credit: $1,480 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,480
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.6%

Here:	73%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 78.9% for AGIs below $10k, 75.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 26818, 26845, 26743, 26833, 26710, 26739.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 167

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 154 (4 now married, 150 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26731 with a mortgage: 67

• Zip code 26731 household income distribution in 2022

• 51$20,000 to $24,999
• 47$30,000 to $34,999
• 30$60,000 to $74,999
• 49$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26731

• 37$40,000 to $49,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$175,000 to $199,999
• 77$300,000 to $399,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $177,291

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 155
• Mobile homes: 42

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26731

• 10Less than 5 minutes
• 5615 to 19 minutes
• 3720 to 24 minutes
• 4225 to 29 minutes
• 6445 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 49.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 308

• Male householders: 77 (19 living alone), Female householders: 94 (91 living alone)

• 25 spouses (25 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 53 children (11 natural, 0 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 56 non-relatives

Size of family households: 21 2-persons, 40 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 110 1-person

11 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

100.3% of residents of 26731 zip code speak English at home.

Population in 1990: 32. Population change in the 1990s: +234 (+731.2%).

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

• This state: 258
• Northeast: 44

66% of the 26731 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 92% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

100% of the 26731 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

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

• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 26731 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Clarence	2	89.9 years
George	2	73.0 years
Angie	2	76.0 years
Charles	2	74.0 years
Gene	2	66.5 years
Iva	2	88.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 26731 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Snyder	6	82.2 years
Porter	5	73.8 years
Secrist	3	72.0 years
Smith	3	85.0 years
Keplinger	2	78.0 years
Lyon	2	77.5 years
Feaster	2	89.5 years
Goldizen	2	83.5 years
Lahman	2	81.0 years
Weatherholtz	2	82.0 years