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City: McMechen, WV
Marshall County, WV
Zip code population (2000): 2,358
Estimated zip code population in 2008: 2,108



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Houses and condos: 1,143
Renter-occupied apartments: 287
% of renters here:  28%
State:  25%

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in zip code 26040: 76.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 3.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 695 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2008:
This zip code:  0.7% ($267)
West Virginia:  0.7% ($378)

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Males: 1,111  (47.1%)
Females: 1,247  (52.9%)

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Urban population: 1,989
Rural population: 369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2008: $65,096
26040:  $65,096
West Virginia:  $95,900


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)


Estimated median household income in 2008: $35,865
This zip code:  $35,865
West Virginia:  $37,989
McMechen, WV (26040) map

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


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $702

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $221

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This zip code:  17.0%
Whole state:  17.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This zip code:  5.7%
Whole state:  7.5%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.8
State:  5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.2
State:  4.5


Zip code 26040 close-up map

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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

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 4
  • 1990 to 1994: 21
  • 1980 to 1989: 64
  • 1970 to 1979: 94
  • 1960 to 1969: 96
  • 1950 to 1959: 187
  • 1940 to 1949: 115
  • 1939 or earlier: 558



Zip code 26040 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in McMechen, WV (26040):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 31
  • 2 bedrooms: 249
  • 3 bedrooms: 403
  • 4 bedrooms: 58
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 7


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 19
  • 1 bedrooms: 91
  • 2 bedrooms: 110
  • 3 bedrooms: 60
  • 4 bedrooms: 7
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Vehicles available in 26040 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 86
  • 1 vehicle: 269
  • 2 vehicles: 287
  • 3 vehicles: 89
  • 4 vehicles: 12
  • 5 or more vehicles: 5


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 81
  • 1 vehicle: 103
  • 2 vehicles: 86
  • 3 vehicles: 17
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

Zip code 26040 household income distribution in 2008

Zip code 26040 house/condo values in 2008


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 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: 29
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 58
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 120
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 84
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 64
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 53
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 42
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 67
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 44
  • $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
 



26040 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 26040:

  • Less than $100: 20
  • $100 to $149: 14
  • $150 to $199: 19
  • $200 to $249: 19
  • $250 to $299: 35
  • $300 to $349: 37
  • $350 to $399: 36
  • $400 to $449: 33
  • $450 to $499: 8
  • $500 to $549: 4
  • $550 to $599: 1
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 4
  • No cash rent: 31
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $52,745.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $66,694
  • Two or more races householders: $54,488

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $62,532 (it was $44,800 in 2000)
26040:  $62,532
West Virginia:  $95,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $40,535 - $90,227

Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $77,708
Here:  $77,708
State:  $141,655

Townhouses or other attached units: $136,138
Here:  $136,138
State:  $140,542

In 2-unit structures: $57,786
Here:  $57,786
State:  $108,814

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $74,873
Here:  $74,873
State:  $142,875

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


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


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
26040 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

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%)
 

26040 zip code travel time to work

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%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • United Kingdom (42%)
  • Italy (33%)
  • Poland (25%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 12

White population: 2,327
Black population: 7
American Indian population: 2
Asian population: 4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 4
Two or more races population: 14

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



Zip code 26040 topographic map

Public primary/middle school in zip code 26040 not listed on the city page:
  • CENTER MCMECHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 232; Location: 800 MARSHALL ST, MC MECHEN, WV; Grades: KG - 06)

facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • CITY OF MCMECHEN (47 NINTH STREET in MCMECHEN, WV)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2002-0290, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; GENERAL GOVERNMENT
    Organizations: MCMECHEN CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: MCMECHEN, WEST VIRGINIA
  • CENTER MCMECHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (800 MARSHALL ST in MC MECHEN, WV)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-48206
    Organizations: MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • ARROW CONCRETE (ROUTE 2, BALTIMORE AVE. in MC MECHEN, 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: CONCRETE PRODUCTS, EXCEPT BLOCK AND BRICK
  • BISHOP DONAHUE MEMORIAL HIGH (325 LOGAN STREET in MCMECHEN, WV)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    Alternative names: BISHOP DONAHUE HIGH SCHOOL
  • BISHOP DONAHUE HIGH SCHOOL (325 LOGAN STREET in MCMEEHAN, WV)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)


Median worth of mobile homes: $24,375

Zip code 26040 marital status for males
Zip code 26040 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (81%)
  • Electricity (15%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


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%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
Here:  1.0%
West Virginia:  5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here:  4.3%
West Virginia:  4.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
Here:  15.0%
West Virginia:  15.4%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



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)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
2 people in religious group quarters


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED8$61,63832$67,08432$64,98420$28,22412$40,9131$45,330
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$89,7406$46,0857$33,2400$01$91,870
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$52,5506$47,79835$56,25112$30,3432$36,7101$57,190
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$52,9306$53,83019$52,6353$41,6131$63,9200$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$05$67,7920$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0206.00 , 0211.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED12$63,9414$64,6683$45,857
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$68,3900$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0206.00 , 0211.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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