Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,236 Zip code population in 2010: 1,659 Zip code population in 2000: 1,748
Houses and condos: 678 Renter-occupied apartments: 195
% of renters here:
47%
State:
26%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 25043: 85.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 119.5 sq. mi. Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 10 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.3% ($338)
West Virginia:
0.5% ($821)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $372 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $248 (0.2%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 646
(52.3%)
Females: 589
(47.7%)
For population 25 years and over in 25043:
High school or higher: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Unemployed: 24.4%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 43.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 25043:
Never married: 34.9%
Now married: 47.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 2.6%
Divorced: 15.0%
Zip code 25043 compared to state average:
Median household income significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage above state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $119,676
25043:
$119,676
West Virginia:
$155,100
According to our research of West Virginia and other state lists, there were 4 registered sex offenders living in 25043 zip code as of April 24, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 25043 is 368 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
32.8 years
West Virginia median age:
42.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
3.0 people
West Virginia:
2.3 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 25043, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,018 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$45,018
State:
$56,292
Salary/wage: $40,164 (reported on 80.4% of returns)
Here:
$40,164
State:
$49,093
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1048.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3104.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5522.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11323.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16170.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $682 (reported on 19.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$682
West Virginia:
$1,141
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $25k, 9.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 37.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,033 (reported on 5.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,033
State:
$5,456
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$250 (reported on 3.6% of returns)
Here:
+$250
State:
+$11,656
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,440 (reported on 8.9% of returns)
Here:
+$5,440
State:
+$12,084
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.4% for AGIs below $25k, 177.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,850 (reported on 7.1% of returns)
25043:
$8,850
West Virginia:
$15,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 442.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Earned income credit: $2,700 (reported on 21.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,700
State:
$2,258
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 131.1% for AGIs below $25k, 68.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.1%
Here:
91%
State:
93%
(% for various income ranges: 91.3% for AGIs below $25k, 92.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 25043, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,382 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$39,382
State:
$48,628
Salary/wage: $33,719 (reported on 86.6% of returns)
Here:
$33,719
State:
$42,328
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.1% for AGIs below $25k, 77.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $867 (reported on 22.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$867
West Virginia:
$1,211
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,975 (reported on 6.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,975
State:
$4,262
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,850 (reported on 3.0% of returns)
Here:
+$3,850
State:
+$8,875
Profit/loss from business: +$4,271 (reported on 10.4% of returns)
Here:
+$4,271
State:
+$13,636
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,675 (reported on 6.0% of returns)
25043:
$4,675
West Virginia:
$11,787
Total itemized deductions: $17,267 (19% of AGI, reported on 9.0% of returns)
Here:
$17,267
State:
$21,148
Here:
19.0% of AGI
State:
18.1% of AGI
Taxes paid: $5,567 (reported on 9.0% of returns)
25043:
$5,567
State:
$8,103
Earned income credit: $2,444 (reported on 26.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,444
State:
$2,140
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 46.3%
Here:
46%
State:
49%
(% for various income ranges: 43.8% for AGIs below $25k, 37.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% 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 25043, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,945 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$28,945
State:
$37,498
Salary/wage: $26,287 (reported on 86.6% of returns)
Here:
$26,287
State:
$33,645
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.2% for AGIs below $10k, 78.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $969 (reported on 27.9% of returns)
This zip code:
$969
West Virginia:
$1,465
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,415 (reported on 7.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,415
State:
$2,913
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$10,690 (reported on 14.5% of returns)
Here:
+$10,690
State:
+$11,074
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 6.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Total itemized deductions: $13,609 (19% of AGI, reported on 9.2% of returns)
Here:
$13,609
State:
$16,976
Here:
19.1% of AGI
State:
19.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $5,457 (6% of AGI, reported on 5.1% of returns)
Here:
$5,457
State:
$3,529
Here:
5.6% of AGI
State:
3.7% of AGI
Total tax: $3,601 (reported on 64.2% of returns)
25043:
$3,601
State:
$5,372
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,839 (reported on 27.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,839
State:
$1,662
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.1%
Here:
56%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 52.3% for AGIs below $10k, 57.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 194 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 230
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 22 (23 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 256 (82 now married, 174 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 25043 with a mortgage: 102 Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $870 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $246
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
56.4%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
10.5%
Whole state:
9.7%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.5
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.7
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 25043: Clay Courthouse Station (A), Pond Ridge Lookout Tower (B), Clay County Emergency Ambulance Service Station 100 (C), Clay Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 25043 include: Valley Chapel (A), Buffalo Valley Baptist Church (B), Mount Ovis Primitive Baptist Church (C), New Antioch Baptist Church (D), Pleasant Dale Missionary Baptist Church (E), Fairview Baptist Church (F), Enoch Baptist Church (G), Clay Methodist Church (H), Clay First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Kyle Cemetery (1), Wilson Cemetery (2), Triplett Cemetery (3), Reed-Stephenson-Pierson Cemetery (4), Woods Cemetery (5), Acree Cemetery (6), Ramsey Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Thrashhouse Run (A), Taylor Creek (B), Sycamore Run (C), Sugarcamp Run (D), Spread Run (E), Sinnett Branch (F), Sand Fork (G), Rockcamp Run (H), Robinson Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 12 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 121 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 63 4-persons, 78 5-persons, 6 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 76 1-person, 3 2-persons, 7 6-persons
74 married couples with children.
210 single-parent households (191 men, 19 women).
99.5% of residents of 25043 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 3 (0.3%) (100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.3%
Whole state:
1.8%
100%Haiti
44%American
14%Irish
6%English
6%Scotch-Irish
3%German
1%Jamaican
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
02000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
2Before 1990
Public elementary/middle school in in zip code 25043 not listed on the city page:
BIG OTTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 59 OSSIA ROAD, Grades: PK-5)
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CLAY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (ONE PANTHER DRIVE in CLAY, WV)
(Geographic Names Information System) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-16501 Organizations: CLAY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CLAY COUNTY SCHOOLS (RTE 16 BOX 120 in CLAY, WV)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1988-0296, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1987-0175, Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Organizations: CLAY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
CLAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (CHURCH STREET in CLAY, WV)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-16202 Organizations: CLAY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CLAY COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (236 CHURCH ST. in CLAY, WV)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-16301 Organizations: CLAY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CLAY CO BOARD OF ED (242 CHCURCH ST in CLAY, WV)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Alternative names: CLAY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, CLAY COUNTY SCHOOLS
AHART ENTERPRISES LLC (RT 4 & EARBHARDT BLVD in CLAY, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: RICHARD W AHART JR CO-OWNER (CONTACT/OWNER)
CLAY COUNTY H. Q. (CLAY COUNTY in CLAY, WV)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: CARWASHES Organizations: WV DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: WV DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIO
ELK VALLEY HARDWARE (215 MAIN ST in CLAY, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: DANIEL BAIRD (CONTACT/OWNER)
CLAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (PO BOX 432 in CLAY, WV)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CLAY COUNTY COURTHOUSE (MAIN STREET, P.O. BOX 190 in CLAY, WV)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CLAY COUNTY ELEMENTARY (168 CHURCH STREET in CLAY, WV)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CLAY COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (MUSTANG DRIVE in CLAY, WV)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CLAY COUNTY SCHOOLS (242 CHURCH ST in CLAY, WV)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.7% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.9%
51.2%Utility gas
31.6%Electricity
13.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.5%Wood
Population in 1990: 2,881.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 922
Northeast: 131
Midwest: 67
South: 101
64% of the 25043 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.
92% of the 25043 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Here:
0.0%
West Virginia:
12.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here:
23.3%
West Virginia:
8.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
West Virginia:
17.3%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
46,172Transportation occupations
18,532Office and administrative support occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
PIERSON LUMBER COMPANY INC (RT 16 SOUTH in CLAY, WV; small business)
$5,175 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Service and Trade Equipment. Signed on 2001-12-11. Completion date: 2002-04-11.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (20-49: 1, 1-4: 3)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
12 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in 2000:
15 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
Fatal accident statistics in 2011:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 16. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 43 took place in 2011, and the least - 3 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (47.2%), and Outside Fires (21.9%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 25043