26431 Zip Code (Shinnston, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2017: 5,727
Zip code population in 2010: 5,950
Zip code population in 2000: 6,265

Houses and condos: 2,841
Renter-occupied apartments: 474
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 26431: 81.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 37.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 154 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: $623 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $562 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 26431:

• High school or higher: 85.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
• Unemployed: 5.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26431:

• Never married: 23.7%
• Now married: 54.3%
• Separated: 2.4%
• Widowed: 7.8%
• Divorced: 11.8%

• 
• • 5,79292.5%White
  • 621.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 530.8%Two or more races
  • 220.4%Black
  • 110.2%American Indian
  • 60.10%Asian
  • 40.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

Urban population: 2,528
Rural population: 3,198

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26431, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $44,607 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,607
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $40,798 (reported on 83.9% of returns)

Here:	$40,798
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 55.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,089 (reported on 24.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,089
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,043 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,043
State:	$4,262

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,291 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,291
State:	+$8,875

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,130 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$8,130
State:	+$13,636

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,741 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

26431:	$10,741
West Virginia:	$11,787

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,957 (18% of AGI, reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	$18,957
State:	$21,148

Here:	18.4% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,546 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,546
State:	$4,508

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,281 (reported on 14.2% of returns)

26431:	$7,281
State:	$8,103

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,075 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,075
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 44.8%

Here:	45%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 43.1% for AGIs below $25k, 40.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 45.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26431, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,198 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,198
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $32,901 (reported on 85.8% of returns)

Here:	$32,901
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.6% for AGIs below $10k, 72.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,326 (reported on 34.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,326
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,679 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,679
State:	$2,913

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,237 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,237
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, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,062 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	+$8,062
State:	+$11,074

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,458 (reported on 2.0% of returns)

26431:	$2,458
West Virginia:	$2,796

Total itemized deductions: $15,278 (19% of AGI, reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	$15,278
State:	$16,976

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,402 (4% of AGI, reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,402
State:	$3,529

Here:	4.0% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,493 (reported on 71.0% of returns)

26431:	$4,493
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,738 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

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

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 49.2%

Here:	49%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 39.1% for AGIs below $10k, 52.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 52.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 48.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26568, 26361, 26366, 26591, 26438, 26404.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 286
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,188

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 74 (41 now married, 32 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,185 (567 now married, 615 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26431 with a mortgage: 910 (8 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,101

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $881
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $324

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

• Zip code 26431 household income distribution in 2017

• 223Less than $10,000
• 80$10,000 to $14,999
• 104$15,000 to $19,999
• 258$20,000 to $24,999
• 126$25,000 to $29,999
• 148$30,000 to $34,999
• 164$35,000 to $39,999
• 124$40,000 to $44,999
• 109$45,000 to $49,999
• 206$50,000 to $59,999
• 338$60,000 to $74,999
• 271$75,000 to $99,999
• 159$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 98$150,000 to $199,999
• 17$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 26431

• 62Less than $10,000
• 69$10,000 to $14,999
• 26$15,000 to $19,999
• 19$20,000 to $24,999
• 43$25,000 to $29,999
• 36$30,000 to $34,999
• 47$40,000 to $49,999
• 72$50,000 to $59,999
• 103$60,000 to $69,999
• 145$70,000 to $79,999
• 130$80,000 to $89,999
• 67$90,000 to $99,999
• 227$100,000 to $124,999
• 143$125,000 to $149,999
• 289$150,000 to $174,999
• 21$175,000 to $199,999
• 143$200,000 to $249,999
• 82$250,000 to $299,999
• 32$300,000 to $399,999
• 8$400,000 to $499,999
• 33$500,000 to $749,999
• 7$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 26431

• 25Less than $100
• 24$100 to $149
• 4$150 to $199
• 23$200 to $249
• 59$300 to $349
• 42$350 to $399
• 22$400 to $449
• 30$450 to $499
• 22$500 to $549
• 14$550 to $599
• 36$600 to $649
• 12$650 to $699
• 8$700 to $749
• 6$800 to $899
• 7$1,000 to $1,249
• 96No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2017: $640.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $131,544
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $142,982
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $214,474

Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $115,266 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,477 - $174,711

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $137,413

Here:	$137,413
State:	$165,045

Mobile homes: $96,435

Here:	$96,435
State:	$58,725

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,032
• One, attached: 28
• Two: 30
• 3 or 4: 44
• 5 to 9: 154
• 10 to 19: 26
• 20 to 49: 10
• Mobile homes: 501

Unemployment: 5.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26431

• 81.8%1,974Drove a car alone
• 6.1%148Carpooled
• 7.3%177Walked
• 1.4%33Other means
• 3.2%76Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26431

• 187Less than 5 minutes
• 1945 to 9 minutes
• 28510 to 14 minutes
• 24715 to 19 minutes
• 39920 to 24 minutes
• 33025 to 29 minutes
• 25330 to 34 minutes
• 2935 to 39 minutes
• 1140 to 44 minutes
• 20445 to 59 minutes
• 10660 to 89 minutes
• 7890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,730

• In family households: 4,731 (821 male householders, 725 female householders)

  1,271 spouses, 1,475 children (1,335 natural, 60 adopted, 81 stepchildren), 122 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 68 other relatives, 93 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 999 (446 male householders (419 living alone)), 482 female householders (449 living alone)), 67 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 858 2-persons, 263 3-persons, 341 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 868 1-person, 58 2-persons

685 married couples with children.
252 single-parent households (58 men, 194 women).

98.5% of residents of 26431 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% very well, 61% not well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BIG ELM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (200 TETRICK ROAD in SHINNSTON, WV)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-33231
  Organizations: HARRISON COUNTY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE CO (85 MAIN ST in SHINNSTON, WV)

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

• ASHLAND BRANDED # 289-0371534 (1228 EAST PIKE ST in SHINNSTON, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: ASHLAND BRANDED MARKETING INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• AZTEC AUTO RPR (7M W SHINNSTON ON SALTWELL RD in SHINNSTON, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: TIMOTHY D HARSH (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BIKES PLUS (RT 73 SOUTH - 1 MI FRM BOOTHSV in BOOTHSVILLE, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: GARY NIEZGODA (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CENTRAL VAN & STORAGE (RT 2 BOX 839 in SHINNSTON, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: CENTRAL VAN & STORAGE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: COMMUNITY MOVING & STORAGE INC

• CLASSIC SELECTIONS CORP (RAILROAD & MAHLON STS in SHINNSTON, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: ROY COOL (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CMR REBUILD (122 MUDLICK ROAD in SHINNSTON, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: ROBERT GIFFORD (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• COMMUNITY MOVING & STORAGE (RT 73, 1 1/4 MI N OF I79,X125 in SHINNSTON, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: LEONARD PAPA (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (US RTE NINETEEN in SHINNSTON, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: STATE OF W VA WV (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BOOTHSVILLE APARTMENTS (ROUTE NO. 73 in SHINNSTON, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: BOOTHSVILLE LP

• CONSOLIDATED COAL CO - MINE 95 (HARRISON COUNTY RT 3/4 in SHINNSTON, WV)

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

• CMR REBUILD (201 PIKE ST in SHINNSTON, WV)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: CHARLES SAWYERS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: M&B AUTO SALES

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.1%

Population in 1990: 6,044. Population change in the 1990s: +221 (+3.7%).

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

• This state: 4,703
• Northeast: 269
• Midwest: 226
• South: 314
• West: 72

69% of the 26431 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

96% of the 26431 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 120
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• LEE REGER BUILDS INC (1 RAILROAD STREET in SHINNSTON, WV) : $207,541 in 5 contracts from 2002 to 2005

  Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Prefabricated and Portable Buildings by Agricultural Research Service (disused code), Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army, and others
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $107,000; 2003: $33,777; 2004: $0; 2005: $66,764; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $107,000 with Agricultural Research Service (disused code) for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2002-11-15.
  $33,777 with Agricultural Research Service for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2003-02-15. Completion date: 2003-02-15.
  $33,382 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Prefabricated and Portable Buildings. Signed on 2005-04-27. Completion date: 2005-03-02.
  $33,382 with Army for Prefabricated and Portable Buildings. Signed on 2005-04-27. Completion date: 2005-03-02.
  

• MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS & CONSULTAN (RR 1 BOX 184 in SHINNSTON, WV; small business) : $20,675 in 4 contracts from 2004 to 2006

  $6,470 with Air Force for Athletic and Sporting Equipment. Signed on 2006-05-08. Completion date: 2006-06-05.
  $6,325 with Army for Safety and Rescue Equipment. Signed on 2004-02-20. Completion date: 2004-03-12.
  $5,080 with Army for Athletic and Sporting Equipment. Signed on 2005-11-02. Completion date: 2005-11-04.
  $2,800 with National Park Service for Safety and Rescue Equipment. Taking place in NM. Signed on 2006-02-28. Completion date: 2006-03-15.
  

• BINGAMON CORP (WYATT RD in SHINNSTON, WV; small business)

  $7,920 with Army for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment. Signed on 2006-04-26. Completion date: 2006-06-25.

• sTANDARD AIR AND LIGHT ( in SHINNNSTON, WV; small business)

  $5,702 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Air Conditioning Equipment. Signed on 2005-09-14. Completion date: 2005-09-25.

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

• Wholesale Trade: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: Bituminous Coal Underground Mining (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)

Most common first names in zip code 26431 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	75	78.5 years
John	68	76.3 years
James	64	71.0 years
Charles	48	73.9 years
William	47	68.6 years
George	34	75.7 years
Frank	32	74.8 years
Robert	32	72.8 years
Joseph	22	72.0 years
Roy	20	73.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 26431 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Martin	37	75.0 years
Moore	31	75.2 years
Riley	23	76.3 years
Ashcraft	20	79.4 years
Fortney	19	70.8 years
Vincent	18	77.5 years
Heldreth	17	77.5 years
Smith	17	79.5 years
Wright	17	81.2 years
Hall	16	74.9 years

Businesses in zip code 26431
Name	Count		Name	Count
Advance Auto Parts	1		Rite Aid	1
Dairy Queen	1		Subway	1
McDonald's	1