26055 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,085
Zip code population in 2010: 1,756
Zip code population in 2000: 1,919

Houses and condos: 797
Renter-occupied apartments: 64
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26055: 85.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 73.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 15 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 no mortgage in 2022: $618 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 26055:

• High school or higher: 89.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
• Unemployed: 5.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 38.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26055:

• Never married: 34.0%
• Now married: 40.9%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 12.6%
• Divorced: 11.0%

• 
• • 1,06798.4%White
  • 171.6%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26055, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $62,834 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$62,834
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $48,672 (reported on 71.6% of returns)

Here:	$48,672
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 972.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3092.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5978.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9888.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14128.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $724 (reported on 39.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$724
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $25k, 32.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 44.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 48.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 101.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,557 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,557
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.7% for AGIs below $25k, 29.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 140.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 268.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,200 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	+$9,200
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.7% for AGIs below $25k, 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1080.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$900 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	+$900
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 39.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,644 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

26055:	$11,644
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 197.3% for AGIs below $25k, 394.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 793.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,178 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,178
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.0% for AGIs below $25k, 45.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.9%

Here:	96%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 95.5% for AGIs below $25k, 94.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26055, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $59,070 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$59,070
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $44,767 (reported on 82.2% of returns)

Here:	$44,767
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.7% for AGIs below $25k, 70.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 42.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $816 (reported on 34.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$816
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,100 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,100
State:	$4,262

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

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,160 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,160
State:	+$8,875

Profit/loss from business: +$3,086 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,086
State:	+$13,636

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,033 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

26055:	$9,033
West Virginia:	$11,787

Total itemized deductions: $19,910 (14% of AGI, reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	$19,910
State:	$21,148

Here:	14.2% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,250 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,250
State:	$4,508

Taxes paid: $8,390 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

26055:	$8,390
State:	$8,103

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,127 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,127
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 74.0%

Here:	74%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 64.0% for AGIs below $25k, 73.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26055, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,462 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,462
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $33,853 (reported on 84.6% of returns)

Here:	$33,853
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.4% for AGIs below $10k, 73.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,107 (reported on 41.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,107
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,070 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,070
State:	$2,913

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$526 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	+$526
State:	+$6,331

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,386 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,386
State:	+$11,074

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $13,284 (20% of AGI, reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$13,284
State:	$16,976

Here:	19.9% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,750 (3% of AGI, reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,750
State:	$3,529

Here:	2.5% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $3,925 (reported on 72.0% of returns)

26055:	$3,925
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,818 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,818
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.4%

Here:	69%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 61.0% for AGIs below $10k, 69.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 43915, 26039, 43931, 26155, 43942, 26041.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 104
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 466

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 7 (0 now married, 6 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 163 (54 now married, 108 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26055 with a mortgage: 96 (6 second mortgage, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $822
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $372

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

• Zip code 26055 household income distribution in 2022

• 49Less than $10,000
• 45$10,000 to $14,999
• 97$15,000 to $19,999
• 40$20,000 to $24,999
• 38$25,000 to $29,999
• 24$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $44,999
• 4$45,000 to $49,999
• 66$60,000 to $74,999
• 54$75,000 to $99,999
• 50$100,000 to $124,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999
• 45$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26055

• 34Less than $10,000
• 23$10,000 to $14,999
• 37$20,000 to $24,999
• 79$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$60,000 to $69,999
• 4$70,000 to $79,999
• 18$80,000 to $89,999
• 49$90,000 to $99,999
• 28$125,000 to $149,999
• 27$150,000 to $174,999
• 103$200,000 to $249,999
• 31$250,000 to $299,999
• 37$300,000 to $399,999
• 8$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26055

• 23$500 to $549
• 8$800 to $899
• 6$900 to $999
• 29No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $667.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $95,115
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $762,958

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $103,932

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $151,567

Here:	$151,567
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $11,278

Here:	$11,278
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 628
• 3 or 4: 17
• 10 to 19: 7
• Mobile homes: 141

Unemployment: 5.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26055

• 82.4%366Drove a car alone
• 11.3%50Carpooled
• 5.4%24Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26055

• 5010 to 14 minutes
• 1920 to 24 minutes
• 2125 to 29 minutes
• 9730 to 34 minutes
• 5935 to 39 minutes
• 2340 to 44 minutes
• 4845 to 59 minutes
• 9660 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 45.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,085

• Male householders: 220 (59 living alone), Female householders: 352 (141 living alone)

• 177 spouses (177 opposite-sex spouses), 49 unmarried partners, (49 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 219 children (217 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 53 non-relatives

Size of family households: 137 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 14 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 200 1-person, 105 2-persons

13 married couples with children.
93 single-parent households (93 women).

100.4% of residents of 26055 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• COLUMBIA CHEMICAL CO (RD # 2 in PROCTOR, WV)

  OIL CONTROL (Facility Response Plan for oil discharge)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1998-0388, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: CARBON BLACK
  Organizations: COLUMBIAN CHEMICALS CO. (CONTACT/GENERAL)
  Alternative names: COLUMBIAN CHEMICALS CO.

• CHEMICAL LEAMAN TANK LINES INC (P O BOX 8 RTE 2 in PROCTOR, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• CHEMICAL LEAMAN TANK LINES INC (RT 2 3.2 S OF CR29 SEC A in PROCTOR, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: PPG INDUSTRIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INCORPORATED (WV ROUTE 2 MARSHALL COUNTY in PROCTOR, WV)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICAL (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• EMERY RACING (2 MI N NEW MARTINSVILLE in PROCTOR, WV)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: FLOYD EMERY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.2%

Population in 1990: 1,785. Population change in the 1990s: +134 (+7.5%).

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

• This state: 806
• Northeast: 69
• Midwest: 146
• South: 55

81% of the 26055 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

97% of the 26055 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 105% moved from this county.

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: 6

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• SOLID WASTE SERVICES OF WV (STATE ROUTE 2 in PROCTOR, WV; small business) : $5,634 in 6 contracts from 2002 to 2005

  Contracts for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services by Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $1,320; 2003: $1,438; 2004: $1,438; 2005: $1,438; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $1,438 with Army for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Signed on 2005-10-28. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $1,438, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $1,438, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  $1,320, same as above. Signed on 2002-10-01. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
  

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

• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Finance and Insurance: Credit Unions (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0209.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0209.00

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 15. The highest number of fires - 23 took place in 2007, and the least - 5 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (45.3%), and Outside Fires (34.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 26055
• 11045.3%Structure Fires
• 8334.2%Outside Fires
• 3112.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 197.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 26055, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 26055 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	16	75.2 years
Robert	14	73.9 years
John	11	81.0 years
Mary	11	76.8 years
William	10	73.3 years
Harry	8	74.6 years
James	8	66.4 years
Donald	7	70.6 years
Kenneth	7	72.7 years
Elizabeth	6	86.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 26055 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Klug	11	85.2 years
Miller	10	78.2 years
Blatt	9	83.8 years
Hall	9	62.5 years
Yoho	9	81.2 years
Blake	8	68.4 years
Mason	7	68.7 years
Bohrer	7	79.4 years
Henry	6	72.3 years
Goddard	6	63.3 years