26508 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Brookhaven, WV Monongalia County, WV Zip code population (2000): 22,077 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 22,122 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 9,454 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,658 % of renters here:   19% State:   25% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 26508: 83.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 122.5 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi. Population density: 181 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   0.7% ($523) West Virginia:   0.7% ($378) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 10,892   (49.3%) Females: 11,185   (50.7%) Recent posts about zip code 26508 area on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: need home for under 20,000  (45 replies) Morgantown, WV: Suncrest Village Luxury Condos  (16 replies) HELP! Will be building a waterpark in big bear lake (bruceton mills) and CAN'T find ANYWHERE to rent!!!!!  (10 replies) Assistance Finding a Rental in Morgantown, WV  (5 replies) Moving to north-central WV with kids--suggestions? advice?  (56 replies) Need help from WV residents  (29 replies) Urban population: 11,114 Rural population: 10,963 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $134,691 26508:   $134,691 West Virginia:   $96,000 According to our research of public records there were 9 registered sex offenders living in 26508 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is a lot smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   36.3 years West Virginia median age:   38.9 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.5 people West Virginia:   2.4 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26508, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $53,348 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $53,348 State:   $37,498 Salary/wage: $47,781 (reported on 88.4% of returns) Here:   $47,781 State:   $33,645 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.4% for AGIs below $10k, 79.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.2% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,424 (reported on 46.6% of returns) This zip code:   $1,424 West Virginia:   $1,465 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $2,811 (reported on 24.5% of returns) Here:   $2,811 State:   $2,913 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$9,147 (reported on 19.1% of returns) Here:   +$9,147 State:   +$6,331 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.3% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$15,583 (reported on 15.4% of returns) Here:   +$15,583 State:   +$11,074 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.3% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $3,000 (reported on 2.7% of returns) 26508:   $3,000 West Virginia:   $2,796 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $15,256 (reported on 1.2% of returns) Here:   $15,256 West Virginia:   $18,181 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k) Total itemized deductions: $20,132 (1% of AGI, reported on 28.8% of returns) Here:   $20,132 State:   $16,976 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.7% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,616 (3.0% of AGI, reported on 24.4% of returns) Here:   $3,616 West Virginia:   $3,529 Here:   3.0% of AGI State:   3.7% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $9,032 (reported on 77.6% of returns) 26508:   $9,032 State:   $5,372 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.1% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,518 (reported on 13.1% of returns) Here:   $1,518 State:   $1,662 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 45.7% Here:   46% State:   55% (% for various income ranges: 39.7% for AGIs below $10k, 43.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 44.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 47.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 45.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.8% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$49,665
West Virginia:	$37,060

Nearest zip codes: 26531, 26505, 26501, 26534, 26541, 26542.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	72.2%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	5.8%
Whole state:	4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 26508 with a mortgage: 3,495 (267 second mortgage, 503 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,567

This zip code:	9.4%
Whole state:	16.9%

This zip code:	4.5%
Whole state:	7.0%

Here:	6.1
State:	5.9

Here:	4.5
State:	4.5

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Churches in zip code 26508 include: Boyce Chapel (A), Browns Chapel Methodist Church (B), Burns Chapel (C), Hope Halleck United Methodist Church (D), Canyon Presbyterian Church (E), Pisgah United Methodist Church (F), Nicholson Chapel (G), Johnson Chapel (H), Mount Pleasant Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Sunnyside Cemetery (1), Summers Cemetery (2), Brown Cemetery (3), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (4), McBee Cemetery (5), Goshen Cemetery (6), Nicholson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Coopers Rock Lake (A), Harris Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Clay Run (A), Coal Run (B), Crammeys Run (C), Dry Run (D), Mays Run (E), Price Run (F), Owl Creek (G), Glade Run (H), Jolliet Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 26508: Less than $10,000: 258 $10,000 to $14,999: 133 $15,000 to $19,999: 174 $20,000 to $24,999: 149 $25,000 to $29,999: 137 $30,000 to $34,999: 145 $35,000 to $39,999: 119 $40,000 to $49,999: 176 $50,000 to $59,999: 156 $60,000 to $69,999: 208 $70,000 to $79,999: 206 $80,000 to $89,999: 227 $90,000 to $99,999: 287 $100,000 to $124,999: 820 $125,000 to $149,999: 715 $150,000 to $174,999: 521 $175,000 to $199,999: 489 $200,000 to $249,999: 721 $250,000 to $299,999: 436 $300,000 to $399,999: 453 $400,000 to $499,999: 160 $500,000 to $749,999: 162 $750,000 to $999,999: 50 $1,000,000 or more: 84

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 26508: Less than $100: 42 $100 to $149: 31 $150 to $199: 26 $200 to $249: 49 $250 to $299: 79 $300 to $349: 102 $350 to $399: 74 $400 to $449: 321 $450 to $499: 162 $500 to $549: 147 $550 to $599: 158 $600 to $649: 70 $650 to $699: 186 $700 to $749: 37 $750 to $799: 103 $800 to $899: 207 $900 to $999: 49 $1,000 to $1,249: 52 No cash rent: 341

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $89,309.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $158,981
• Black or African American householders: $69,090
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $109,090
• Asian householders: $322,763
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $14,544
• Some other race householders: $909,090
• Two or more races householders: $120,000
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $187,054

26508:	$134,689
West Virginia:	$96,000

Detached houses: $235,200

Here:	$235,200
State:	$144,523

Townhouses or other attached units: $254,367

Here:	$254,367
State:	$155,391

In 2-unit structures: $128,344

Here:	$128,344
State:	$109,679

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $137,828

Here:	$137,828
State:	$89,574

Mobile homes: $28,051

Here:	$28,051
State:	$32,459

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,286
• One, attached: 308
• Two: 69
• 3 or 4: 209
• 5 to 9: 349
• 10 to 19: 60
• 20 to 49: 29
• 50 or more: 27
• Mobile homes: 2,113

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,806 (83%) Carpooled: 1,226 (12%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 76 (1%) Other means: 116 (1%) Worked at home: 311 (3%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 205 5 to 9 minutes: 421 10 to 14 minutes: 1354 15 to 19 minutes: 2397 20 to 24 minutes: 2617 25 to 29 minutes: 737 30 to 34 minutes: 1293 35 to 39 minutes: 217 40 to 44 minutes: 194 45 to 59 minutes: 322 60 to 89 minutes: 199 90 or more minutes: 287

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.8%

Household type by relationship
Households: 21,917

• In family households: 18,962 (5,093 male householders, 1,174 female householders)

  5,315 spouses, 6,503 children (5,891 natural, 197 adopted, 415 stepchildren), 195 grandchildren, 118 brothers or sisters, 144 parents, 72 other relatives, 348 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,955 (960 male householders (746 living alone)), 1,486 female householders (1,289 living alone)), 509 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 85 (77 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,615 2-persons, 1,582 3-persons, 1,450 4-persons, 462 5-persons, 123 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,035 1-person, 341 2-persons, 60 3-persons, 10 4-persons.

4,322 married couples with children.
936 single-parent households (231 men, 705 women).

96.5% of residents of 26508 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% very well, 12% well, 12% not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% very well, 10% well, 5% not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% very well, 33% well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (66% very well, 34% well).

Foreign born population: 420 (1.9%)
(47.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	1.9%
Whole state:	1.1%

First ancestries reported:

German: 2958

United States or American: 2748

Irish: 1914

English: 1881

Italian: 1352

Other groups: 1167

Polish: 616

Scotch-Irish: 381

Scottish: 366

Dutch: 310

French (except Basque): 287

Hungarian: 218

Slovak: 193

British: 168

Czech: 168

Arab:: 119

Lebanese: 110

European: 109

Norwegian: 91

Welsh: 91

Swedish: 82

Russian: 78

Greek: 68

Austrian: 62

Croatian: 41

Scandinavian: 33

Lithuanian: 32

Subsaharan African:: 29

Canadian: 26

Slavic: 25

Bulgarian: 23

Pennsylvania German: 23

French Canadian: 22

Maltese: 20

Iranian: 17

Czechoslovakian: 16

Swiss: 16

Slovene: 14

African: 13

Kenyan: 12

Danish: 10

Syrian: 9

Finnish: 8

Ukrainian: 8

Estonian: 7

Yugoslavian: 7

Icelander: 6

Ethiopian: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,420

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

• This state: 15541
• Northeast: 2395
• Midwest: 1316
• South: 1789
• West: 416

62% of the 26508 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in West Virginia.

Here:	12.0%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Here:	3.7%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Here:	5.2%
West Virginia:	15.4%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• GREER INDUSTRIES INC (598 CANYON ROAD in MORGANTOWN, WV; small business): $1,325,109 in 243 contracts from 2001 to 2006

  Contracts for Chemicals, Dyes by Navy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $1,914; 2002: $2,481; 2003: $1,710; 2004: $580,688; 2005: $589,531; 2006: $148,785.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $15,765 with Navy for Chemicals. Signed on 2005-03-21. Completion date: 2005-03-21.
  $15,560, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-09. Completion date: 2005-09-09.
  $15,495, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-18. Completion date: 2005-01-19.
  $15,054, same as above. Signed on 2005-07-26. Completion date: 2005-07-26.
  

• FRANCIS X CANNING (59 DELROSE DRIVE in MORGANTOWN, WV; small business): $740,786 in 7 contracts from 1999 to 2005

  Contracts for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D), Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Advanced Development (R&D) by Navy, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $64,000; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $418,794; 2005: $187,992; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $187,992 with Navy for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-10-24. Completion date: 2007-03-31.
  $187,373, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-02. Completion date: 2007-03-31.
  $141,421, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-19. Completion date: 2007-03-31.
  $90,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-22. Completion date: 2007-03-31.
  

• SUBURBAN SANITATION COMPANY IN (3214 EARL L CORE RD in MORGANTOWN, WV; small business): $90,276 in 14 contracts from 2002 to 2005

  Contracts for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services by Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $37,369; 2003: $13,569; 2004: $7,469; 2005: $31,869; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $36,000 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Signed on 2002-05-15. Completion date: 2002-05-15.
  $12,200, same as above. Signed on 2005-02-17. Effective on 2004-12-01. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
  $12,200, same as above. Signed on 2003-05-15. Completion date: 2003-10-15.
  $9,150, same as above. Signed on 2005-06-27. Effective on 2005-07-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  

• Balkentier Consulting ( in Morgantown, WV; small business)

  $33,022 with Minerals Management Service for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2003-10-14. Completion date: 2003-10-24.

• LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC (901 VENTURE DR in MORGANTOWN, WV): $10,509 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005

  $5,828 with Army for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2004-09-23. Completion date: 2004-09-29.
  $4,681 with Army for Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials. Signed on 2005-03-24. Completion date: 2005-04-08.
  

• GREER INDUSTRIES INC (598 CANYON ROAD in MORGANTOWN, WV; small business)

  $0 with Army for Chemicals. Signed on 2004-06-24. Completion date: 2005-06-30.

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

• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (100-249: 1, 20-49: 2)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 5, 5-9: 7, 1-4: 26)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 6)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 10)