25918 Zip Code (Shady Spring, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,815
Zip code population in 2010: 4,430
Zip code population in 2000: 4,451

Houses and condos: 2,074
Renter-occupied apartments: 190
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 25918: 85.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 67.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 71 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: $804 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $421 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 25918:

• High school or higher: 91.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
• Unemployed: 7.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 25918:

• Never married: 15.0%
• Now married: 58.7%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 5.4%
• Divorced: 19.9%

• 
• • 4,63696.3%White
  • 1072.2%Black
  • 711.5%Two or more races

Urban population: 1,308
Rural population: 3,506

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 25918, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $52,609 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,609
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $47,808 (reported on 80.7% of returns)

Here:	$47,808
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 979.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3333.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5671.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9136.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13547.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $863 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$863
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.4% for AGIs below $25k, 15.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 22.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 98.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,453 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,453
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.4% for AGIs below $25k, 12.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 19.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,906 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,906
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $25k, 22.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 36.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 152.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,911 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	+$11,911
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.2% for AGIs below $25k, 16.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 198.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 129.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 624.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,046 (reported on 7.2% of returns)

25918:	$13,046
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 57.3% for AGIs below $25k, 85.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 210.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 350.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $29,300 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

Here:	$29,300
State:	$31,950

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 651.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $12,900 (reported on 1.7% of returns)

Here:	$12,900
State:	$12,364

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 215.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,325 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

25918:	$6,325
State:	$7,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 140.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,100 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,100
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $25k, 86.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.4%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 95.3% for AGIs below $25k, 93.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 25918, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $49,598 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,598
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $45,670 (reported on 86.2% of returns)

Here:	$45,670
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.1% for AGIs below $25k, 77.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $700 (reported on 27.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$700
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,500 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,500
State:	$4,262

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,008 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	+$1,008
State:	+$8,875

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,950 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	+$12,950
State:	+$13,636

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,515 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

25918:	$9,515
West Virginia:	$11,787

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,903 (18% of AGI, reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	$17,903
State:	$21,148

Here:	17.8% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,045 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$4,045
State:	$4,508

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,515 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

25918:	$6,515
State:	$8,103

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,225 (reported on 18.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,225
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.7%

Here:	56%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 51.4% for AGIs below $25k, 53.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 25918, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,108 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,108
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $34,113 (reported on 85.9% of returns)

Here:	$34,113
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 103.5% for AGIs below $10k, 75.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,038 (reported on 36.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,038
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $461 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

Here:	$461
State:	$2,913

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,167 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,167
State:	+$6,331

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,704 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,704
State:	+$11,074

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.8% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,719 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

25918:	$2,719
West Virginia:	$2,796

Total itemized deductions: $14,797 (20% of AGI, reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	$14,797
State:	$16,976

Here:	19.7% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,986 (4% of AGI, reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,986
State:	$3,529

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,491 (reported on 73.8% of returns)

25918:	$4,491
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,743 (reported on 19.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,743
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.4%

Here:	58%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 54.4% for AGIs below $10k, 63.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 49.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 25989, 25977, 25813, 25832, 25864, 25969.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 464
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,423

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 29 (29 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,074 (616 now married, 455 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 25918 with a mortgage: 990
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,210
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $317

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

• Zip code 25918 household income distribution in 2022

• 150Less than $10,000
• 132$10,000 to $14,999
• 150$15,000 to $19,999
• 33$20,000 to $24,999
• 126$25,000 to $29,999
• 27$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$35,000 to $39,999
• 95$40,000 to $44,999
• 60$45,000 to $49,999
• 77$50,000 to $59,999
• 214$60,000 to $74,999
• 310$75,000 to $99,999
• 118$100,000 to $124,999
• 247$125,000 to $149,999
• 51$150,000 to $199,999
• 45$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 25918

• 116Less than $10,000
• 46$10,000 to $14,999
• 21$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 26$35,000 to $39,999
• 22$40,000 to $49,999
• 18$50,000 to $59,999
• 102$60,000 to $69,999
• 10$70,000 to $79,999
• 91$80,000 to $89,999
• 41$90,000 to $99,999
• 125$100,000 to $124,999
• 157$125,000 to $149,999
• 319$150,000 to $174,999
• 116$175,000 to $199,999
• 160$200,000 to $249,999
• 103$250,000 to $299,999
• 81$300,000 to $399,999
• 13$400,000 to $499,999
• 55$500,000 to $749,999
• 12$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 14$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 25918

• 14$150 to $199
• 6$250 to $299
• 9$400 to $449
• 2$550 to $599
• 35$600 to $649
• 48$650 to $699
• 18$900 to $999
• 60No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $905.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $753,463.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $195,169

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $157,547 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $83,256 - $211,056

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $275,405

Here:	$275,405
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $54,304

Here:	$54,304
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,288
• One, attached: 32
• 20 to 49: 9
• Mobile homes: 736

Unemployment: 7.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 25918

• 84.8%1,756Drove a car alone
• 6.9%143Carpooled
• 0.7%14Motorcycle
• 0.8%16Walked
• 6.4%133Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 25918

• 775 to 9 minutes
• 8710 to 14 minutes
• 30615 to 19 minutes
• 57020 to 24 minutes
• 43825 to 29 minutes
• 17630 to 34 minutes
• 3135 to 39 minutes
• 4640 to 44 minutes
• 4145 to 59 minutes
• 10960 to 89 minutes
• 3790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 98.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,815

• Male householders: 928 (98 living alone), Female householders: 947 (252 living alone)

• 1,144 spouses (1,144 opposite-sex spouses), 109 unmarried partners, (109 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,503 children (1,378 natural, 69 adopted, 56 stepchildren), 85 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 8 foster children, 38 other relatives, 29 non-relatives

Size of family households: 657 2-persons, 499 3-persons, 215 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 351 1-person, 92 2-persons

509 married couples with children.
563 single-parent households (115 men, 448 women).

99.2% of residents of 25918 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• EVANS GARAGE (RT 19 & 21 BYPASS in SHADY SPRINGS, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: EVANS BETTY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.9%

Population in 1990: 2,548. Population change in the 1990s: +1,903 (+74.7%).

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

• This state: 3,622
• Northeast: 107
• Midwest: 299
• South: 716
• West: 23

68% of the 25918 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

98% of the 25918 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 95% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• Robert Stevens (136 Twin Oaks Drive in Shady Spring, WV; small business)

  $2,125 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Pharmacology Services. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-03-16.

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

• Mining: Bituminous Coal Underground Mining (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (10-19: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 12. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 23 took place in 2006, and the least - 1 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (47.1%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (27.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 25918
• 9847.1%Structure Fires
• 5727.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 4119.7%Outside Fires
• 125.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 25918, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 25918 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	24	74.6 years
William	20	73.1 years
John	19	75.0 years
Charles	14	68.8 years
Mary	13	76.6 years
George	12	76.1 years
Robert	9	65.2 years
Willie	9	80.6 years
Ethel	8	76.6 years
Joseph	8	70.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 25918 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Meadows	37	71.6 years
Lilly	34	75.7 years
Plumley	28	75.3 years
Bennett	22	75.6 years
Smith	18	76.8 years
Bragg	17	73.2 years
Meador	16	74.9 years
Walker	15	73.3 years
Richmond	15	72.8 years
Griffith	10	78.6 years