26234 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2017: 1,054
Zip code population in 2010: 1,454
Zip code population in 2000: 1,264

Houses and condos: 837
Renter-occupied apartments: 100
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 26234: 81.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 53.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 20 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $357 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $381 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 26234:

• High school or higher: 85.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
• Unemployed: 8.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26234:

• Never married: 16.5%
• Now married: 41.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 15.9%
• Divorced: 26.3%

• 
• • 1,437113.7%White
  • 60.5%Black
  • 40.3%Two or more races
  • 20.2%American Indian
  • 30.2%Asian
  • 10.08%Some other race
  • 10.08%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26234, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,181 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,181
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $32,932 (reported on 79.1% of returns)

Here:	$32,932
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.7% for AGIs below $25k, 73.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 147.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $533 (reported on 27.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$533
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,000 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,000
State:	$4,262

Profit/loss from business: +$6,700 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	+$6,700
State:	+$13,636

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,767 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

26234:	$6,767
West Virginia:	$11,787

Total itemized deductions: $18,000 (23% of AGI, reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	$18,000
State:	$21,148

Here:	22.6% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Taxes paid: $4,825 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

26234:	$4,825
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $2,120 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,120
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.5%

Here:	60%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 55.0% for AGIs below $25k, 58.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 133.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26234, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,977 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,977
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $23,052 (reported on 84.8% of returns)

Here:	$23,052
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 110.8% for AGIs below $10k, 76.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,275 (reported on 28.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,275
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $444 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$444
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,000 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,000
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$7,522 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,522
State:	+$11,074

IRA payment deduction: $2,929 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

26234:	$2,929
West Virginia:	$2,796

Total itemized deductions: $14,424 (27% of AGI, reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$14,424
State:	$16,976

Here:	26.9% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,875 (4% of AGI, reported on 5.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,875
State:	$3,529

Here:	3.5% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $2,537 (reported on 64.9% of returns)

26234:	$2,537
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,738 (reported on 27.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,738
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 53.7%

Here:	54%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 42.2% for AGIs below $10k, 56.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 54.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26228, 26236, 26218, 26215, 26222, 26343.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 91
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 421

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 16 (0 now married, 15 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 198 (101 now married, 95 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26234 with a mortgage: 90 (6 second mortgage)
Houses without a mortgage: 330

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $791
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $240

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:

• Zip code 26234 household income distribution in 2017

• 52Less than $10,000
• 53$10,000 to $14,999
• 49$15,000 to $19,999
• 24$20,000 to $24,999
• 53$30,000 to $34,999
• 26$35,000 to $39,999
• 46$40,000 to $44,999
• 53$45,000 to $49,999
• 24$50,000 to $59,999
• 47$60,000 to $74,999
• 49$75,000 to $99,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 26234

• 7Less than $10,000
• 7$10,000 to $14,999
• 41$20,000 to $24,999
• 45$30,000 to $34,999
• 22$35,000 to $39,999
• 23$40,000 to $49,999
• 11$50,000 to $59,999
• 17$60,000 to $69,999
• 19$70,000 to $79,999
• 13$80,000 to $89,999
• 26$90,000 to $99,999
• 21$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$125,000 to $149,999
• 10$150,000 to $174,999
• 16$175,000 to $199,999
• 46$200,000 to $249,999
• 20$250,000 to $299,999
• 9$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 26234

• 17$150 to $199
• 15$250 to $299
• 62No cash rent

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2017: $179,929.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $87,542

Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $79,506 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $37,536 - $159,695

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $114,299

Here:	$114,299
State:	$165,045

Mobile homes: $40,939

Here:	$40,939
State:	$58,725

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 562
• One, attached: 31
• Two: 16
• Mobile homes: 221

Unemployment: 8.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26234

• 88.6%330Drove a car alone
• 5.6%21Carpooled
• 5.9%22Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26234

• 115 to 9 minutes
• 7710 to 14 minutes
• 2215 to 19 minutes
• 2425 to 29 minutes
• 1730 to 34 minutes
• 2135 to 39 minutes
• 4840 to 44 minutes
• 6445 to 59 minutes
• 5560 to 89 minutes
• 790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,054

• In family households: 725 (125 male householders, 110 female householders)

  162 spouses, 163 children (142 natural, 2 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 48 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 0 other relatives, 57 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 331 (167 male householders (128 living alone)), 114 female householders (101 living alone)), 48 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 133 2-persons, 66 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 13 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 229 1-person, 52 2-persons

57 married couples with children.
40 single-parent households (23 men, 17 women).

98.6% of residents of 26234 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• COGAR TRUCKING, LLC (3/4 MI S OF ROCK CAVE ON RTE 4 in ROCK CAVE, WV)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 12.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.8%

Population in 1990: 649. Population change in the 1990s: +615 (+94.8%).

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

• This state: 725
• Northeast: 112
• Midwest: 28
• South: 155
• West: 28

67% of the 26234 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

100% of the 26234 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• CONARD, WALTER D (RT 20 in ROCK CAVE, WV; small business) : $150,166 in 18 contracts from 2003 to 2006

  Contracts for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $26,221; 2004: $48,064; 2005: $49,688; 2006: $26,193.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $26,193 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2006-03-24. Completion date: 2004-03-04.
  $26,001 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2005-03-04. Completion date: 2004-03-04.
  $26,001 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2005-03-04. Completion date: 2004-03-04.
  $25,646 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2003-04-30. Completion date: 2004-03-04.
  

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)

Most common first names in zip code 26234 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Robert	8	74.4 years
John	7	73.3 years
William	7	71.5 years
James	6	82.8 years
Charles	5	84.6 years
Ruth	5	73.8 years
Henry	5	70.6 years
David	4	66.2 years
Roy	4	79.2 years
Mildred	4	80.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 26234 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Wilson	12	78.5 years
Chidester	8	63.8 years
Haymond	8	76.7 years
Davidson	7	74.6 years
Smith	7	67.6 years
Lane	7	80.9 years
Rice	6	66.0 years
Anderson	6	81.0 years
Reger	6	84.3 years
Riley	6	74.7 years