26451 Zip Code (West Milford, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 496
Zip code population in 2010: 685
Zip code population in 2000: 764

Houses and condos: 257
Renter-occupied apartments: 18
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26451: 83.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 396 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 mortgages in 2022: $991 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $843 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 26451:

• High school or higher: 100.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
• Unemployed: 2.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26451:

• Never married: 39.2%
• Now married: 44.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 2.9%
• Divorced: 13.7%

• 
• • 48297.4%White
  • 132.6%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26451, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $49,653 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,653
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $46,911 (reported on 82.4% of returns)

Here:	$46,911
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1112.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3078.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6738.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10520.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13143.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $233 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$233
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $433 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$433
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,100 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,100
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 234.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,340 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,340
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 146.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.2%

Here:	91%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 90.9% for AGIs below $25k, 88.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26451, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,466 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,466
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $39,747 (reported on 91.4% of returns)

Here:	$39,747
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.0% for AGIs below $25k, 87.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $586 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$586
West Virginia:	$1,211

Ordinary dividends: $367 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	$367
State:	$4,262

Profit/loss from business: +$2,667 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,667
State:	+$13,636

Total itemized deductions: $14,975 (17% of AGI, reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	$14,975
State:	$21,148

Here:	17.3% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Charity contributions: $3,800 (reported on 5.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,800
State:	$4,508

Taxes paid: $5,325 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

26451:	$5,325
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $2,325 (reported on 22.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,325
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 34.3%

Here:	34%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 28.6% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26451, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,720 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,720
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $28,067 (reported on 90.8% of returns)

Here:	$28,067
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.4% for AGIs below $10k, 81.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 91.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $366 (reported on 24.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$366
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $630 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$630
State:	$2,913

Profit/loss from business: +$1,692 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,692
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $14,128 (26% of AGI, reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	$14,128
State:	$16,976

Here:	25.8% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,556 (3% of AGI, reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,556
State:	$3,529

Here:	2.9% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $2,852 (reported on 67.5% of returns)

26451:	$2,852
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,798 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,798
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 40.9%

Here:	41%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 37.2% for AGIs below $10k, 41.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 40.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 41.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26385, 26378, 26301, 26422, 26408, 26323.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 26
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 164

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (0 now married, 2 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 139 (49 now married, 90 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26451 with a mortgage: 124 (3 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,092
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $362

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

• Zip code 26451 household income distribution in 2022

• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$20,000 to $24,999
• 23$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$45,000 to $49,999
• 44$50,000 to $59,999
• 14$60,000 to $74,999
• 23$75,000 to $99,999
• 35$100,000 to $124,999
• 10$125,000 to $149,999
• 3$150,000 to $199,999
• 3$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26451

• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 14$80,000 to $89,999
• 17$90,000 to $99,999
• 38$100,000 to $124,999
• 8$125,000 to $149,999
• 24$150,000 to $174,999
• 22$175,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 to $249,999
• 19$250,000 to $299,999
• 1$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26451

• 2$250 to $299
• 4$300 to $349
• 2$750 to $799
• 7No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $641.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $130,921

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $130,101 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $96,475 - $192,865

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $148,026

Here:	$148,026
State:	$206,655

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 237
• One, attached: 4
• 3 or 4: 5
• Mobile homes: 9

Unemployment: 2.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26451

• 77.6%216Drove a car alone
• 6.8%19Carpooled
• 6.5%18Walked
• 7.9%22Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26451

• 2Less than 5 minutes
• 135 to 9 minutes
• 610 to 14 minutes
• 915 to 19 minutes
• 4520 to 24 minutes
• 4425 to 29 minutes
• 7030 to 34 minutes
• 1035 to 39 minutes
• 1640 to 44 minutes
• 1645 to 59 minutes
• 1760 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 496

• Male householders: 91 (2 living alone), Female householders: 101 (55 living alone)

• 87 spouses (87 opposite-sex spouses), 18 unmarried partners, (18 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 179 children (152 natural, 7 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 foster children, 12 other relatives, 4 non-relatives

Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 57 1-person, 4 2-persons

80 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (20 men, 25 women).

98.8% of residents of 26451 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ASHLAND-289-0352400 (226 SCHOOL ST in WEST MILFORD, WV)

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

• DAVES AUTO REPAIR & SALVAGE (BUFFALO CREEK ROAD in WEST MILFORD, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS, USED
  

• DOMINION TRANSMISSION, INC. (COUNTY RT 19/18 in WEST MILFORD, WV)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
  Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
  Alternative names: CNG - LAW COMPRESSOR STATION

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.1%

Population in 1990: 1,365.

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

• This state: 414
• Northeast: 7
• Midwest: 11
• South: 53
• West: 3

67% of the 26451 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

89% of the 26451 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: All Other Support Services (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Housing Operative Builders (1-4: 1)

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

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 7. The highest number of reported fires - 13 took place in 2012, and the least - 3 in 2018. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (73.1%), and Outside Fires (12.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 26451
• 8773.1%Structure Fires
• 1512.6%Outside Fires
• 1310.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 43.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 26451, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 26451 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	9	65.9 years
William	8	77.6 years
James	7	67.7 years
Mary	6	75.3 years
Robert	6	68.6 years
Edith	4	78.3 years
Raymond	4	70.7 years
George	3	83.7 years
Clarence	3	76.0 years
Joseph	3	76.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 26451 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Mcdaniel	5	77.4 years
Wolfe	5	79.4 years
Burge	5	78.0 years
Starkey	5	70.8 years
Smith	4	75.5 years
Titus	4	85.5 years
Bailey	4	76.0 years
Myers	4	55.8 years
Losh	3	86.7 years
Chandler	3	67.0 years