26151 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 470
Zip code population in 2010: 558
Zip code population in 2000: 597

Houses and condos: 329
Renter-occupied apartments: 37
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26151: 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 24.5 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: $741
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $438

For population 25 years and over in 26151:

• High school or higher: 89.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
• Unemployed: 9.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26151:

• Never married: 8.0%
• Now married: 59.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 11.8%
• Divorced: 20.9%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26151, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,050 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,050
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $44,100 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$44,100
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 892.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3565.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11400.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $167 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$167
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,425 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,425
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 194.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.8%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 150.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26151, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,188 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,188
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $36,060 (reported on 88.2% of returns)

Here:	$36,060
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.0% for AGIs below $25k, 86.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 180.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $300 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

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

Profit/loss from business: +$5,650 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,650
State:	+$13,636

Earned income credit: $1,920 (reported on 29.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,920
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 47.1%

Here:	47%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 37.5% for AGIs below $25k, 40.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 150.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26151, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,984 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,984
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $23,789 (reported on 87.0% of returns)

Here:	$23,789
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.9% for AGIs below $10k, 77.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $446 (reported on 30.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$446
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $200 (reported on 5.4% of returns)

Here:	$200
State:	$2,913

Total itemized deductions: $16,143 (26% of AGI, reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	$16,143
State:	$16,976

Here:	25.8% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Total tax: $2,661 (reported on 60.5% of returns)

26151:	$2,661
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,646 (reported on 25.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,646
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.5%

Here:	59%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 54.1% for AGIs below $10k, 65.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 112.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 25234, 26136, 26141, 26147, 25261, 26152.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 48
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 192

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 41 (41 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26151 with a mortgage: 68
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $751
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $228

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

• Zip code 26151 household income distribution in 2022

• 32Less than $10,000
• 52$10,000 to $14,999
• 22$15,000 to $19,999
• 56$30,000 to $34,999
• 13$35,000 to $39,999
• 13$50,000 to $59,999
• 16$60,000 to $74,999
• 39$75,000 to $99,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26151

• 57$10,000 to $14,999
• 16$15,000 to $19,999
• 24$70,000 to $79,999
• 36$80,000 to $89,999
• 53$100,000 to $124,999
• 12$125,000 to $149,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26151

• 26$200 to $249
• 12$450 to $499

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $90,200

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $87,656

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $183,968

Here:	$183,968
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $9,387

Here:	$9,387
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 185
• 5 to 9: 7
• Mobile homes: 112
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 45

Unemployment: 9.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26151

• 92.8%167Drove a car alone
• 4.4%8Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26151

• 21Less than 5 minutes
• 485 to 9 minutes
• 2315 to 19 minutes
• 2820 to 24 minutes
• 1440 to 44 minutes
• 3990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 470

• Male householders: 163 (80 living alone), Female householders: 76 (32 living alone)

• 108 spouses (108 opposite-sex spouses), 9 unmarried partners, (9 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 121 children (96 natural, 0 adopted, 24 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 69 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 28 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 111 1-person, 7 2-persons

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

All residents speak English at home

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• EUREKA PIPE LINE CO (8.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MT. ZION in MOUNT ZION, WV)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1994-0337, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• COUNTRY LANE MOBILE HOME PARK (RT 16 in MTN ZION, 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: COUNTRY LANES MOBILE HOME PARK, JOSEPH G LAW & ESTER PARSONS

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.5%

Population in 1990: 227. Population change in the 1990s: +370 (+163.0%).

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

• This state: 450
• Midwest: 12

60% of the 26151 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

96% of the 26151 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 1)
• Mining: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (1-4: 1)
• Information: Drive-In Motion Picture Theaters (1-4: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 26151 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	7	72.0 years
Ernest	5	76.6 years
Robert	5	67.2 years
William	5	77.2 years
Harold	4	75.0 years
Bernard	4	74.3 years
David	4	77.7 years
Lula	4	75.5 years
Eddie	3	86.7 years
Fred	3	83.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 26151 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Starcher	16	78.5 years
Basnett	12	81.7 years
Slider	8	77.8 years
Gunn	7	80.4 years
Kerby	6	85.0 years
Murphy	5	65.8 years
Riggs	5	80.2 years
Burrows	4	59.5 years
Husk	4	80.5 years
Coon	4	66.3 years