Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,052
| This zip code: | $35,052 | | West Virginia: | $37,060 |
Nearest zip codes: 26519, 26547, 26444, 26520, 26542, 26410.
Housing units in zip code 26537 with a mortgage: 690 (42 second mortgage, 98 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 603
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $811
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $262
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 17.9% | | Whole state: | 16.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.7% | | Whole state: | 7.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 4.5 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 33
- 1995 to 1998: 182
- 1990 to 1994: 151
- 1980 to 1989: 443
- 1970 to 1979: 633
- 1960 to 1969: 256
- 1950 to 1959: 254
- 1940 to 1949: 159
- 1939 or earlier: 490
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Kingwood, WV (26537): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 31
- 2 bedrooms: 344
- 3 bedrooms: 1,003
- 4 bedrooms: 341
- 5 or more bedrooms: 22
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 11
- 1 bedrooms: 146
- 2 bedrooms: 280
- 3 bedrooms: 142
- 4 bedrooms: 8
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4
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Vehicles available in 26537 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 118
- 1 vehicle: 462
- 2 vehicles: 807
- 3 vehicles: 254
- 4 vehicles: 64
- 5 or more vehicles: 36
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 165
- 1 vehicle: 266
- 2 vehicles: 143
- 3 vehicles: 14
- 4 vehicles: 3
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 26537:
- Less than $10,000: 86
- $10,000 to $14,999: 42
- $15,000 to $19,999: 28
- $20,000 to $24,999: 27
- $25,000 to $29,999: 27
- $30,000 to $34,999: 32
- $35,000 to $39,999: 29
- $40,000 to $49,999: 97
- $50,000 to $59,999: 120
- $60,000 to $69,999: 123
- $70,000 to $79,999: 108
- $80,000 to $89,999: 111
- $90,000 to $99,999: 132
- $100,000 to $124,999: 276
- $125,000 to $149,999: 167
- $150,000 to $174,999: 74
- $175,000 to $199,999: 71
- $200,000 to $249,999: 123
- $250,000 to $299,999: 40
- $300,000 to $399,999: 25
- $400,000 to $499,999: 4
- $500,000 to $749,999: 4
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 26537:
- Less than $100: 37
- $100 to $149: 55
- $150 to $199: 32
- $200 to $249: 32
- $250 to $299: 85
- $300 to $349: 50
- $350 to $399: 22
- $400 to $449: 11
- $450 to $499: 10
- $1,250 to $1,499: 24
- No cash rent: 105
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $73,890.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $100,072
- Black or African American householders: $100,072
- Two or more races householders: $54,545
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $109,090
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,516 (it was $64,100 in 2000)
| 26537: | $92,516 | | West Virginia: | $96,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,121 - $143,032
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $127,020| Here: | $127,020 | | State: | $144,523 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $76,951| Here: | $76,951 | | State: | $155,391 |
In 2-unit structures: $88,840| Here: | $88,840 | | State: | $109,679 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $43,644| Here: | $43,644 | | State: | $138,103 |
Mobile homes: $20,783| Here: | $20,783 | | State: | $32,459 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,824
- One, attached: 12
- Two: 73
- 3 or 4: 73
- 5 to 9: 112
- 10 to 19: 12
- 20 to 49: 61
- 50 or more: 14
- Mobile homes: 420

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,947 (81%)
- Carpooled: 331 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
- Walked: 45 (2%)
- Other means: 3 (0%)
- Worked at home: 76 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 225
- 5 to 9 minutes: 479
- 10 to 14 minutes: 303
- 15 to 19 minutes: 298
- 20 to 24 minutes: 143
- 25 to 29 minutes: 40
- 30 to 34 minutes: 196
- 35 to 39 minutes: 67
- 40 to 44 minutes: 69
- 45 to 59 minutes: 286
- 60 to 89 minutes: 152
- 90 or more minutes: 77
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 5,661
- In family households: 4,872 (1,297 male householders, 344 female householders)
1,337 spouses, 1,691 children (1,531 natural, 42 adopted, 118 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 34 other relatives, 85 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 789 (330 male householders (280 living alone)), 379 female householders (345 living alone)), 80 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 200 (171 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 739 2-persons, 411 3-persons, 308 4-persons, 167 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 625 1-person, 84 2-persons.
967 married couples with children.
281 single-parent households (76 men, 205 women).
99.1% of residents of 26537 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% very well, 9% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% very well, 14% well, 21% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 47 (0.8%)
(72.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.8% | | Whole state: | 1.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- United Kingdom (40%)
- Germany (26%)
- Asia, n.e.c. (15%)
- Korea (11%)
- Hungary (9%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 12
- 1990 to 1994: 4
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 13
- 1965 to 1969: 18
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White population: 5,731
Black population: 58
American Indian population: 3
Asian population: 22
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 7
Two or more races population: 33

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 1103 |
|  German: 914 |
|  Irish: 420 |
|  English: 287 |
|  Other groups: 201 |
|  Italian: 179 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 99 |
|  Dutch: 57 |
|  French (except Basque): 42 |
|  Scottish: 41 |
|  European: 39 |
|  Welsh: 35 |
|  Polish: 33 |
|  Hungarian: 20 |
|  Swedish: 13 |
|  French Canadian: 12 |
|  Norwegian: 11 |
|  Russian: 10 |
|  Arab:: 9 |
|  Lebanese: 9 |
|  British: 9 |
|  Lithuanian: 8 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 8 |
|  Ukrainian: 6 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 5 |
|  African: 5 |

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,868
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (33%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (7%)
- Coal or coke (7%)
- Other fuel (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4617
- Northeast: 319
- Midwest: 327
- South: 471
- West: 50
66% of the 26537 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in West Virginia.
Population in 1990: 6,716. Population change in the 1990s: -862 (-12.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30
| Here: | 4.4% | | West Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30
| Here: | 8.3% | | West Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15
| Here: | 13.3% | | West Virginia: | 15.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- CAMP DAWSON MWR SERVICES INC (240 ARMY RD in KINGWOOD, WV): $220,952 in 14 contracts from 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Miscellaneous Items, Lodging - Hotel/Motel, Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Family Housing Facilities by Army, National Park Service, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $52,960; 2005: $167,992; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$67,737 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2005-08-15. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$67,737, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-22. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$17,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-22. Completion date: 2005-09-24.
$12,985 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2004-01-16. Completion date: 2004-01-26.
- PRESTON FUEL & PROPANE (ROUTE 7 W in KINGWOOD, WV; small business)
$2,805 with Army for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2003-07-02. Completion date: 2003-06-14.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (50-99: 1)
- Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (20-49: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 153 people in nursing homes
- 28 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 19 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 32 meters
Total costs: 175,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 1,550
Total average daily truck traffic: 9
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 1,893
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