Median household income (1999): $49,496
Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,236
| This zip code | $48,236 | | West Virginia: | $33,452 |
Nearest zip codes: 45742, 26133, 45714, 26101, 26150, 26104.
Housing units in zip code 26181 with a mortgage: 1,055 (87 second mortgage, 188 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 717
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $847
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $224
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.3% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.5% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.6 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 | | State: | 4.5 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 26181 include: Hopewell Church (A), Union Chapel (B), Fairview Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Harris Cemetery (1), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (2), Stephens Cemetery (3), Neal Cemetery (4), Hupp Cemetery (5), Hopewell Cemetery (6), Bethany Christian Church Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Elijah Run (A), Woodyards Run (B), Pine Run (C), Gunners Run (D), Tar Kiln Run (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 18
- 1995 to 1998: 168
- 1990 to 1994: 199
- 1980 to 1989: 451
- 1970 to 1979: 791
- 1960 to 1969: 510
- 1950 to 1959: 262
- 1940 to 1949: 69
- 1939 or earlier: 175
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington, WV (26181): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 35
- 2 bedrooms: 333
- 3 bedrooms: 1,287
- 4 bedrooms: 589
- 5 or more bedrooms: 50
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 22
- 2 bedrooms: 92
- 3 bedrooms: 88
- 4 bedrooms: 15
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 26181 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 46
- 1 vehicle: 442
- 2 vehicles: 1,228
- 3 vehicles: 460
- 4 vehicles: 111
- 5 or more vehicles: 7
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 35
- 1 vehicle: 81
- 2 vehicles: 92
- 3 vehicles: 9
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 26181:
- $25,000 to $29,999: 11
- $30,000 to $34,999: 28
- $35,000 to $39,999: 10
- $40,000 to $49,999: 66
- $50,000 to $59,999: 54
- $60,000 to $69,999: 135
- $70,000 to $79,999: 155
- $80,000 to $89,999: 263
- $90,000 to $99,999: 251
- $100,000 to $124,999: 323
- $125,000 to $149,999: 239
- $150,000 to $174,999: 132
- $175,000 to $199,999: 28
- $200,000 to $249,999: 32
- $250,000 to $299,999: 38
- $400,000 to $499,999: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 26181:
- $150 to $199: 5
- $200 to $249: 9
- $250 to $299: 19
- $300 to $349: 27
- $350 to $399: 16
- $400 to $449: 41
- $450 to $499: 10
- $500 to $549: 8
- $550 to $599: 11
- $600 to $649: 8
- $650 to $699: 9
- No cash rent: 29
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,900
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $115,792
- Black or African American householders: $54,108
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $135,271
- Some other race householders: $135,271
- Two or more races householders: $165,331
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $135,271
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,256
- Two: 16
- 3 or 4: 21
- 5 to 9: 17
- 20 to 49: 3
- Mobile homes: 330

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,672 (91%)
- Carpooled: 191 (6%)
- Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
- Walked: 8 (0%)
- Worked at home: 76 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 65
- 5 to 9 minutes: 365
- 10 to 14 minutes: 627
- 15 to 19 minutes: 589
- 20 to 24 minutes: 487
- 25 to 29 minutes: 246
- 30 to 34 minutes: 184
- 35 to 39 minutes: 34
- 40 to 44 minutes: 52
- 45 to 59 minutes: 95
- 60 to 89 minutes: 62
- 90 or more minutes: 70
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 6,552
- In family households: 6,047 (1,848 male householders, 233 female householders)
1,886 spouses, 1,874 children (1,714 natural, 45 adopted, 115 stepchildren), 54 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 73 other relatives, 49 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 505 (262 male householders (227 living alone)), 164 female householders (141 living alone)), 79 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 987 2-persons, 486 3-persons, 423 4-persons, 136 5-persons, 39 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 368 1-person, 44 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 5 4-persons.
1,316 married couples with children.
210 single-parent households (65 men, 145 women).
99.2% of residents of 26181 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% very well, 21% well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 18 (0.3%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.3% | | Whole state: | 1.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- United Kingdom (39%)
- Other Western Europe (33%)
- Mexico (28%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 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: 18
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First ancestries reported:
- United States or American: 1482
- German: 799
- English: 684
- Irish: 401
- Other groups: 208
- French (except Basque): 146
- Scotch-Irish: 111
- European: 110
- Scottish: 110
- Dutch: 92
- Italian: 51
- Welsh: 43
- Slovak: 28
- Polish: 28
- Swiss: 25
- French Canadian: 15
- British: 9
- Swedish: 7
- Belgian: 6
- Yugoslavian: 5

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- DUPONT WASHINGTON WORKS (ROUTE 892 SOUTH DUPONT ROAD in WASHINGTON, WV)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1990-0170, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-2002-0019, ICIS-05-2003-0750, ICIS-HQ-2004-5108,
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-2003-5104, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-HQ-2004-5108,
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-2003-5104, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-HQ-2004-5108,
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS; PLASTICS MATERIALS, SYNTHETIC RESINS, AND NONVULCANIZABLE ELASTOMERS; MANMADE ORGANIC FIBERS, EXCEPT CELLULOSIC; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PLASTICS PRODUCTS; REFUSE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER BASIC INORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING.; PLASTICS MATERIAL AND RESIN MANUFACTURING.; PLASTICS MATERIAL AND RESIN MANUFACTURING.; UNLAMINATED PLASTICS FILM AND SHEET (EXCEPT PACKAGING) MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, E.I.DU POND DE NEMOURS CO. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, E.I.DU PONT DE NEMOURS CO. (CONTACT/OWNER)
, E. I. DUPONT DENEMOURS & CO. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DU PONT WASHINGTON WORKS, E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO, E. I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO., E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & COMANY, INC., E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS -WASHINGTON WORKS, E I DUPONT DENEMOURS PARKERSBURG, E I DUPONT-WASHINGTON, E.I. DUPONT - WASHINGTON WORKS, E.I. DUPONT - WASHINGTON WORKS, WASHINGTON WORKS PLANT SITE
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (STATE ROUTE 892 in WASHINGTON, WV)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1981-0147, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1985-0133,
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1981-0147, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1985-0133,
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS MATERIALS, SYNTHETIC RESINS, AND NONVULCANIZABLE ELASTOMERS; REFUSE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: PLASTICS MATERIAL AND RESIN MANUFACTURING.; PLASTICS MATERIAL AND RESIN MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: GE PLASTICS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: BORG WARNER CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED, G.E. CHEMICALS - WASHINGTON, G E PLASTICS, GE CO., GE CHEMICAL INC., GE CHEMICALS INC. (PLASTICS), GE PLASTICS, GE PLASTICS (TECH CENTER), MARBON-BORG-WARNER CORPORATION
- AGA GAS INCORPORATED (1 AGA PLAZA in WASHINGTON, WV)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL GASES
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, LINDE GAS LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, A G A GAS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, LINDE GAS AGA (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: A G A GAS INC
- BETHEL CREEK COMPLAINT (BETHEL RD in WASHINGTON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OWNER (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CHOICE INSULATION (6M S & PARKERSBURG ON DUPONT in WASHINGTON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- DRY RUN LANDFILL (P. O. BOX 1217 in WASHINGTON, WV)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Organizations: E.I. DUPONT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: E.I. DUPONT, E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO
- BORG-WARNER CHEMICALS, INCORPORATED (TECHNICAL CENTRE in WASHINGTON, WV)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- BARE WOOD INC (4 MI S OF PARKERSBURG ON RT 68 in LUBECK, WV)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: DAVID WAMSLEY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- EXEL LOGISTICS (RT 892 S DUPONT RD in WASHINGTON, WV)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
- DRY RUN LEE CREEK (ROUTE 68 in WASHINGTON, WV)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,700
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (77%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5280
- Northeast: 204
- Midwest: 529
- South: 433
- West: 64
71% of the 26181 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in West Virginia.
Population in 1990: 8,532. Population change in the 1990s: -1,922 (-22.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
| Here: | 1.6% | | West Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
| Here: | 3.6% | | West Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15
| Here: | 8.8% | | West Virginia: | 15.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- EMAR CORPORATION (RTE 3 132A in WASHINGTON, WV; small business): $126,947 in 5 contracts from 2002 to 2004
Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Facilities Operations Support Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $99,921; 2003: $6,182; 2004: $20,844; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$99,921 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2002-07-05. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$10,422 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Facilities Operations Support Services. Signed on 2004-02-06. Completion date: 2004-03-15.
$10,422 with Army for Facilities Operations Support Services. Signed on 2004-02-06. Completion date: 2004-03-15.
$6,955 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Facilities Operations Support Services. Signed on 2003-01-14. Completion date: 2003-03-03.
- ALARM SYSTEMS (279 E LUBECK HILLS DR in WASHINGTON, WV; small business): $5,443 in 2 contracts in 2005
$2,850 with Army for Miscellaneous Alarm, Signal and Security Detection Systems. Signed on 2005-06-16. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$2,593 with Army for Other Quality Control, Testing and Inspection Services -- Alarm, Signal, and Security Detection Systems. Signed on 2005-12-16. Completion date: 2005-10-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 8)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Landfill (10-19: 1)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 1
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 0
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