24872 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 591
Zip code population in 2010: 783
Zip code population in 2000: 993

Houses and condos: 395
Renter-occupied apartments: 103
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 24872: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 31.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 19 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $367

For population 25 years and over in 24872:

• High school or higher: 39.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 9.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 47.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 24872:

• Never married: 38.2%
• Now married: 24.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 13.5%
• Divorced: 24.0%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 24872, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $38,618 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,618
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $35,733 (reported on 81.8% of returns)

Here:	$35,733
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 960.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2952.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5945.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14995.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $100 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$100
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,800 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	+$11,800
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 295.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,825 (reported on 36.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,825
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 216.2% for AGIs below $25k, 106.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.5%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

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

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 24872, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,804 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,804
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $40,624 (reported on 92.6% of returns)

Here:	$40,624
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.8% for AGIs below $25k, 88.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $120 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$120
West Virginia:	$1,211

Earned income credit: $2,589 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,589
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.6%

Here:	56%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 53.8% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 24872, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,929 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,929
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $25,204 (reported on 86.2% of returns)

Here:	$25,204
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.9% for AGIs below $10k, 75.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $676 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$676
West Virginia:	$1,465

Profit/loss from business: +$7,667 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	+$7,667
State:	+$11,074

Total tax: $2,339 (reported on 57.6% of returns)

24872:	$2,339
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,756 (reported on 37.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,756
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.0%

Here:	60%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $10k, 57.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 24862, 24846, 24620, 24873, 24844, 24845.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 104
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 230

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 105 (64 now married, 40 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 24872 with a mortgage: 47
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 24872 household income distribution in 2022

• 22Less than $10,000
• 50$10,000 to $14,999
• 54$25,000 to $29,999
• 138$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$35,000 to $39,999
• 47$60,000 to $74,999
• 12$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 24872

• 17Less than $10,000
• 27$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 44$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$40,000 to $49,999
• 58$60,000 to $69,999
• 6$90,000 to $99,999
• 40$150,000 to $174,999
• 11$500,000 to $749,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $187,383

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $74,845

Here:	$74,845
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $75,326

Here:	$75,326
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 262
• Mobile homes: 130

Unemployment: 9.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 24872

• 40.5%33Drove a car alone
• 57.7%47Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 24872

• 145 to 9 minutes
• 1815 to 19 minutes
• 2020 to 24 minutes
• 2530 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 591

• Male householders: 108 (76 living alone), Female householders: 224 (60 living alone)

• 58 spouses (58 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 73 children (73 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 72 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 55 non-relatives

Size of family households: 100 2-persons, 59 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 135 1-person, 37 2-persons

100.5% of residents of 24872 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.1%

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

• This state: 536
• South: 47

80% of the 24872 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.

100% of the 24872 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child and Youth Services (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

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 9. The highest number of fire incidents - 13 took place in 2004, and the least - 5 in 2012. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (43.6%), and Outside Fires (29.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 24872
• 6143.6%Structure Fires
• 4129.3%Outside Fires
• 2215.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 1611.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 24872, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 24872 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	8	75.5 years
James	6	68.8 years
Robert	5	67.2 years
William	5	71.0 years
Ella	4	79.3 years
Elsie	4	81.3 years
George	4	62.5 years
Helen	4	68.8 years
Walter	4	67.7 years
Willie	4	61.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 24872 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Justice	35	67.2 years
Cline	32	62.7 years
Bailey	31	67.6 years
Lockhart	23	66.2 years
Blankenship	18	65.7 years
Matney	13	59.1 years
Lester	13	76.7 years
Roberts	13	66.9 years
Branham	9	65.2 years
Mcguire	8	44.5 years