26430 Zip Code (Sand Fork, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,696
Zip code population in 2010: 466
Zip code population in 2000: 642

Houses and condos: 146
Renter-occupied apartments: 41
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26430: 83.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 12.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 138 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 26430:

• High school or higher: 74.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
• Unemployed: 21.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26430:

• Never married: 52.9%
• Now married: 18.9%
• Separated: 6.6%
• Widowed: 2.2%
• Divorced: 19.4%

• 
• • 83449.2%Black
  • 65138.4%White
  • 18911.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 100.6%American Indian
  • 100.6%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26430, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $40,678 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,678
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $38,313 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$38,313
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 974.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3197.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7020.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12885.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $425 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$425
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 42.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,550 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,550
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 204.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26430, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,480 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,480
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $33,871 (reported on 85.0% of returns)

Here:	$33,871
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.4% for AGIs below $25k, 88.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $125 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$125
West Virginia:	$1,211

Earned income credit: $2,217 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,217
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 65.0%

Here:	65%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 133.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26430, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,589 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,589
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $22,954 (reported on 88.8% of returns)

Here:	$22,954
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.8% for AGIs below $10k, 80.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 181.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $217 (reported on 23.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$217
West Virginia:	$1,465

Taxable dividends: $833 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$833
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$71 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	+$71
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$3,735 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,735
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $12,818 (19% of AGI, reported on 5.6% of returns)

Here:	$12,818
State:	$16,976

Here:	18.8% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Total tax: $2,822 (reported on 65.5% of returns)

26430:	$2,822
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,500 (reported on 28.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,500
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.4%

Here:	60%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 58.9% for AGIs below $10k, 56.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 127.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 26335, 26611, 26351, 26615, 26384, 26619.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 52
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 75

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 6 (6 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 37 (21 now married, 15 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26430 with a mortgage: 7
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $967
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $288

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

• Zip code 26430 household income distribution in 2022

• 33$10,000 to $14,999
• 44$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$45,000 to $49,999
• 12$50,000 to $59,999
• 12$60,000 to $74,999
• 10$75,000 to $99,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26430

• 12$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$70,000 to $79,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 15$150,000 to $174,999
• 12$175,000 to $199,999
• 11$200,000 to $249,999
• 1$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26430

• 10$150 to $199
• 1$300 to $349
• 27No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $271.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $158,716

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $158,717 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $110,384 - $197,972

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $187,834

Here:	$187,834
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $58,917

Here:	$58,917
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 74
• Mobile homes: 70

Unemployment: 21.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26430

• 34.9%20Drove a car alone
• 36.7%21Carpooled
• 34.9%20Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26430

• 4Less than 5 minutes
• 55 to 9 minutes
• 1210 to 14 minutes
• 115 to 19 minutes
• 1130 to 34 minutes
• 240 to 44 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,696

• Male householders: 60 (15 living alone), Female householders: 66 (33 living alone)

• 72 spouses (72 opposite-sex spouses), 1 unmarried partners, (1 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 62 children (61 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,465 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 42 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 3 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 48 1-person, 3 2-persons

40 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (22 women).

88.1% of residents of 26430 zip code speak English at home.
11.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% very well, 23% well, 27% not well, 11% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (43% very well, 57% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• LIGNETICS OF WEST VIRGINIA, IN (WV ROUTE 5 in STOUTS MILLS, 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: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  Organizations: LIGNETICS OF WV INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: LIGNETICS OF WV INC

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 15.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.3%

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

• This state: 336
• Northeast: 328
• Midwest: 407
• South: 423
• West: 54

68% of the 26430 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

97% of the 26430 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different state.

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): 2 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Mining: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 26430 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	4	70.3 years
Paul	4	62.2 years
John	3	73.0 years
Evelyn	2	79.0 years
James	2	62.5 years
George	2	65.0 years
Carl	2	76.0 years
David	2	53.6 years
Mary	2	72.5 years
Roy	2	64.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 26430 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Collins	4	76.7 years
Jones	4	82.0 years
Campbell	3	75.3 years
Hamric	3	79.7 years
Edwards	3	89.3 years
Minigh	3	75.3 years
Keith	2	83.0 years
Carson	2	75.5 years
Arbogast	2	88.5 years
King	2	73.5 years