25865 Zip Code (Lester, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2016: 1,231
Zip code population in 2010: 1,475
Zip code population in 2000: 1,684

Houses and condos: 657
Renter-occupied apartments: 86
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in zip code 25865: 86.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 25.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 48 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2016:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $726 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $502 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 25865:

• High school or higher: 87.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
• Unemployed: 0.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 25865:

• Never married: 23.3%
• Now married: 63.3%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 6.6%
• Divorced: 6.4%

Urban population: 181
Rural population: 1,049

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 25865, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $44,710 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,710
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $44,002 (reported on 88.2% of returns)

Here:	$44,002
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.7% for AGIs below $25k, 84.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $464 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$464
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $467 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$467
State:	$4,262

Profit/loss from business: +$650 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

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

Total itemized deductions: $14,640 (16% of AGI, reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	$14,640
State:	$21,148

Here:	16.5% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,800 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

25865:	$5,800
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $2,145 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,145
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.9%

Here:	55%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 52.4% for AGIs below $25k, 40.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 25865, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,672 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,672
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $30,128 (reported on 88.1% of returns)

Here:	$30,128
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.4% for AGIs below $10k, 75.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $542 (reported on 26.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$542
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $324 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$324
State:	$2,913

Profit/loss from business: +$5,205 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,205
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $13,860 (22% of AGI, reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$13,860
State:	$16,976

Here:	21.6% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,704 (3% of AGI, reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,704
State:	$3,529

Here:	2.8% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $3,337 (reported on 69.4% of returns)

25865:	$3,337
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,593 (reported on 24.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,593
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.1%

Here:	60%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 58.7% for AGIs below $10k, 51.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 25920, 25817, 25921, 25848, 25839, 25932.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 56
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 417

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 12 (1 now married, 10 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 245 (131 now married, 113 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 25865 with a mortgage: 122 (19 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 268

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $866
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $300

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2016:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2016:

• Zip code 25865 household income distribution in 2016

• 
• 6Less than $10,000
• 33$10,000 to $14,999
• 30$15,000 to $19,999
• 24$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 46$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 13$40,000 to $44,999
• 10$45,000 to $49,999
• 43$50,000 to $59,999
• 52$60,000 to $74,999
• 136$75,000 to $99,999
• 34$100,000 to $124,999
• 29$125,000 to $149,999
• 1$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2016 in zip code 25865

• 
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 19$35,000 to $39,999
• 27$40,000 to $49,999
• 41$50,000 to $59,999
• 21$60,000 to $69,999
• 11$70,000 to $79,999
• 18$90,000 to $99,999
• 67$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 21$150,000 to $174,999
• 2$175,000 to $199,999
• 52$200,000 to $249,999
• 47$250,000 to $299,999
• 16$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2016 in zip code 25865

• 
• 23$150 to $199
• 2$250 to $299
• 2$400 to $449
• 7$500 to $549
• 3$550 to $599
• 37$600 to $649
• 1No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2016: $918.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016: $105,462.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2016 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $124,730
• Black or African American householders: $43,623
• Two or more races householders: $158,824

Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $119,648 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,212 - $234,572

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $139,031

Here:	$139,031
State:	$153,964

Mobile homes: $192,756

Here:	$192,756
State:	$53,801

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 530
• Mobile homes: 124

Unemployment: 0.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 25865

• 
• 91.7%433Drove a car alone
• 2.1%10Carpooled
• 0.6%3Bus or trolley bus
• 0.6%3Walked
• 4.4%21Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 25865

• 
• 22Less than 5 minutes
• 45 to 9 minutes
• 10910 to 14 minutes
• 11715 to 19 minutes
• 7420 to 24 minutes
• 5625 to 29 minutes
• 3930 to 34 minutes
• 135 to 39 minutes
• 1345 to 59 minutes
• 460 to 89 minutes
• 390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,231

• In family households: 1,069 (204 male householders, 151 female householders)

  295 spouses, 215 children (180 natural, 19 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 55 parents, 42 other relatives, 31 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 160 (72 male householders (33 living alone)), 41 female householders (38 living alone)), 46 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 190 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 65 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 5 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 72 1-person, 42 2-persons

136 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (2 men, 18 women).

99.3% of residents of 25865 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• A L LEE INC (2075 LESTER HIGHWAY in LESTER, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  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: REPAIR SHOPS AND RELATED SERVICES
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , SALEM CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: LEE A L CO

• CRANBERRY PIPELINE CORPORATION (MASON STREET in LESTER, WV)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION; NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION
  Alternative names: BUCK COMPRESSOR STATION, CRANBERRY PIPELINE (CABOT OIL AND GAS)

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 19.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.3%

Population in 1990: 1,157. Population change in the 1990s: +527 (+45.5%).

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

• This state: 1,144
• Northeast: 10
• Midwest: 10
• South: 60

71% of the 25865 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

96% of the 25865 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from different state.

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): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• A L LEE CORPORATION (2075 LESTER HWY in LESTER, WV; small business)
  252 employees, $8000000 revenue. Small Disadvantaged Business: $446,000 in 2 contracts from 2000 to 2001

  $355,000 with Bureau of International Labor Affairs for Mining, Rock Drilling, Earth Boring and Related Equipment. Signed on 2001-06-15. Completion date: 2002-07-15.
  $91,000 with Bureau of International Labor Affairs for Office Information System Equipment. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2000-10-15.
  

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

• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Manufacturing (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 25865 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	12	72.9 years
James	9	69.9 years
Henry	7	78.6 years
Robert	7	66.4 years
Ada	5	80.6 years
Fred	5	74.4 years
George	5	70.8 years
Roy	5	72.2 years
Thomas	5	72.8 years
John	4	69.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 25865 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Bailey	12	78.7 years
Mckinney	9	80.4 years
Martin	8	74.9 years
Allen	7	70.7 years
Miller	7	72.9 years
Lester	7	70.4 years
Oneal	6	78.0 years
Acord	6	68.5 years
Farley	6	79.3 years
Wood	6	84.5 years