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Back to All US cities. City: McMechen, WV Marshall County, WV Zip code population (2000): 2,358 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 2,140 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 1,143 Renter-occupied apartments: 287 % of renters here:   28% State:   25% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 26040: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 3.0 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 706 people per square mile   (low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   0.7% ($267) West Virginia:   0.7% ($378) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 1,111   (47.1%) Females: 1,247   (52.9%) Recent posts about zip code 26040 area on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Wheeling, Charleston or Huntington  (14 replies) Northern Panhandle  (4 replies) Urban population: 1,989 Rural population: 369 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $65,164 26040:   $65,164 West Virginia:   $96,000 According to our research of public records there were 4 registered sex offenders living in 26040 zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   44.1 years West Virginia median age:   38.9 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.3 people West Virginia:   2.4 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26040, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,143 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $28,143 State:   $37,498 Salary/wage: $27,199 (reported on 82.4% of returns) Here:   $27,199 State:   $33,645 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.8% for AGIs below $10k, 72.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.5% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,157 (reported on 35.5% of returns) This zip code:   $1,157 West Virginia:   $1,465 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,060 (reported on 13.3% of returns) Here:   $1,060 State:   $2,913 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$1,848 (reported on 7.5% of returns) Here:   +$1,848 State:   +$6,331 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k) Profit/loss from business: +$3,719 (reported on 7.3% of returns) Here:   +$3,719 State:   +$11,074 IRA payment deduction: $1,467 (reported on 1.7% of returns) 26040:   $1,467 West Virginia:   $2,796 Total itemized deductions: $12,057 (2% of AGI, reported on 6.0% of returns) Here:   $12,057 State:   $16,976 Charity contributions deductions: $1,800 (2.9% of AGI, reported on 4.0% of returns) Here:   $1,800 West Virginia:   $3,529 Here:   2.9% of AGI State:   3.7% of AGI Total tax: $3,070 (reported on 68.4% of returns) 26040:   $3,070 State:   $5,372 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.8% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,612 (reported on 20.8% of returns) Here:   $1,612 State:   $1,662 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 52.0% Here:   52% State:   55% (% for various income ranges: 46.6% for AGIs below $10k, 52.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

This zip code:	$34,988
West Virginia:	$37,060

Nearest zip codes: 26031, 43947, 26038, 43906, 26041, 43940.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	65.5%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in zip code 26040 with a mortgage: 280 (34 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 377

This zip code:	17.0%
Whole state:	16.9%

This zip code:	5.3%
Whole state:	7.0%

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Here:	4.2
State:	4.5

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Cemetery: Shafer Farm Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: McMechen Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 26040: Less than $10,000: 5 $10,000 to $14,999: 3 $15,000 to $19,999: 11 $20,000 to $24,999: 20 $25,000 to $29,999: 24 $30,000 to $34,999: 22 $35,000 to $39,999: 30 $40,000 to $49,999: 59 $50,000 to $59,999: 121 $60,000 to $69,999: 85 $70,000 to $79,999: 65 $80,000 to $89,999: 54 $90,000 to $99,999: 42 $100,000 to $124,999: 68 $125,000 to $149,999: 45 $150,000 to $174,999: 9 $175,000 to $199,999: 2 $200,000 to $249,999: 4 $250,000 to $299,999: 1 $300,000 to $399,999: 4 $400,000 to $499,999: 2 $500,000 to $749,999: 2

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 26040: Less than $100: 14 $100 to $149: 20 $150 to $199: 23 $200 to $249: 27 $250 to $299: 30 $300 to $349: 41 $350 to $399: 11 $400 to $449: 6 $1,250 to $1,499: 24 No cash rent: 38

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $52,800.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $66,763
• Two or more races householders: $54,545

26040:	$62,343
West Virginia:	$96,000

Detached houses: $78,090

Here:	$78,090
State:	$144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $147,447

Here:	$147,447
State:	$155,391

In 2-unit structures: $58,374

Here:	$58,374
State:	$109,679

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $80,228

Here:	$80,228
State:	$138,103

Mobile homes: $29,167

Here:	$29,167
State:	$32,459

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 851
• One, attached: 21
• Two: 82
• 3 or 4: 92
• 5 to 9: 8
• 20 to 49: 25
• Mobile homes: 60

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 795 (82%) Carpooled: 91 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 18 (2%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 32 (3%) Other means: 23 (2%) Worked at home: 13 (1%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 49 5 to 9 minutes: 85 10 to 14 minutes: 263 15 to 19 minutes: 195 20 to 24 minutes: 148 25 to 29 minutes: 33 30 to 34 minutes: 85 35 to 39 minutes: 11 40 to 44 minutes: 19 45 to 59 minutes: 43 60 to 89 minutes: 14 90 or more minutes: 16

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 46.7%

Household type by relationship
Households: 2,336

• In family households: 1,961 (503 male householders, 174 female householders)

  490 spouses, 656 children (570 natural, 29 adopted, 57 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 16 other relatives, 46 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 375 (113 male householders (101 living alone)), 250 female householders (246 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 9 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 347 2-persons, 158 3-persons, 98 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 18 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 347 1-person, 16 2-persons.

304 married couples with children.
162 single-parent households (25 men, 137 women).

98.1% of residents of 26040 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% very well, 38% not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% very well, 31% well, 14% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% not well).

Foreign born population: 12 (0.5%)
(58.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	0.5%
Whole state:	1.1%

First ancestries reported:

German: 422

United States or American: 337

Irish: 314

Polish: 219

English: 184

Italian: 125

Other groups: 55

Scotch-Irish: 54

Scottish: 52

Dutch: 35

Hungarian: 24

Slovak: 20

Welsh: 12

French (except Basque): 10

Russian: 8

Arab:: 7

Lebanese: 7

Serbian: 6

Lithuanian: 4

Croatian: 3

Austrian: 3

Swiss: 3

Ukrainian: 3

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,322

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

• This state: 1904
• Northeast: 102
• Midwest: 224
• South: 97
• West: 4

67% of the 26040 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in West Virginia.

Population in 1990: 2,130. Population change in the 1990s: +228 (+10.7%).

Here:	1.0%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Here:	4.3%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Here:	15.0%
West Virginia:	15.4%

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

• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (20-49: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (10-19: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Exterminating and Pest Control Services (10-19: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Funeral Homes and Funeral Services (5-9: 1)

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