26678 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,479
Zip code population in 2010: 1,247
Zip code population in 2000: 1,141

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26678: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 14.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 103 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: $498 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $641 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 26678:

• High school or higher: 94.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
• Unemployed: 2.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 45.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26678:

• Never married: 23.0%
• Now married: 60.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.3%
• Divorced: 11.7%

• 
• • 1,38293.5%White
  • 966.5%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26678, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $51,639 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$51,639
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $50,888 (reported on 80.4% of returns)

Here:	$50,888
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1226.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3560.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7252.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9170.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21040.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $236 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$236
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k, 9.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $900 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$900
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$200 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	+$200
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,800 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,800
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.5% for AGIs below $25k, 66.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,033 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

26678:	$7,033
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 211.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,478 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,478
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.7% for AGIs below $25k, 83.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.2%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 85.0% for AGIs below $25k, 92.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26678, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $50,406 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,406
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $44,270 (reported on 88.5% of returns)

Here:	$44,270
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.4% for AGIs below $25k, 81.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $475 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$475
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $350 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	$350
State:	$4,262

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$33 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	+$33
State:	+$8,875

Profit/loss from business: +$4,767 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,767
State:	+$13,636

Total itemized deductions: $23,525 (17% of AGI, reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$23,525
State:	$21,148

Here:	17.0% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Charity contributions: $3,433 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,433
State:	$4,508

Taxes paid: $9,267 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

26678:	$9,267
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $2,245 (reported on 21.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,245
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.0%

Here:	50%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 40.9% for AGIs below $25k, 54.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26678, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,434 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,434
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $31,690 (reported on 87.8% of returns)

Here:	$31,690
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $10k, 71.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $603 (reported on 29.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$603
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $260 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$260
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$250 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

Here:	+$250
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$3,931 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,931
State:	+$11,074

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,183 (22% of AGI, reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$18,183
State:	$16,976

Here:	22.5% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,167 (3% of AGI, reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,167
State:	$3,529

Here:	2.8% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $4,262 (reported on 70.8% of returns)

26678:	$4,262
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,700 (reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,700
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.2%

Here:	60%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 54.6% for AGIs below $10k, 64.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26684, 25854, 26680, 25868, 26679, 25938.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 242
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 285

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 23 (24 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 467 (194 now married, 272 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26678 with a mortgage: 327
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $774
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $340

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

• Zip code 26678 household income distribution in 2022

• 29$10,000 to $14,999
• 13$15,000 to $19,999
• 81$20,000 to $24,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 15$45,000 to $49,999
• 62$50,000 to $59,999
• 28$60,000 to $74,999
• 156$75,000 to $99,999
• 64$100,000 to $124,999
• 44$150,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26678

• 27Less than $10,000
• 28$20,000 to $24,999
• 31$30,000 to $34,999
• 64$60,000 to $69,999
• 47$80,000 to $89,999
• 23$90,000 to $99,999
• 129$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 92$150,000 to $174,999
• 18$175,000 to $199,999
• 15$250,000 to $299,999
• 9$300,000 to $399,999
• 11$400,000 to $499,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $125,843
• Asian householders: $406,821

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $113,187 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $67,670 - $161,909

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $140,858

Here:	$140,858
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $68,171

Here:	$68,171
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 405
• Mobile homes: 249

Unemployment: 2.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26678

• 71.4%487Drove a car alone
• 23.0%157Carpooled
• 4.2%29Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26678

• 9910 to 14 minutes
• 8015 to 19 minutes
• 22820 to 24 minutes
• 2630 to 34 minutes
• 735 to 39 minutes
• 6645 to 59 minutes
• 760 to 89 minutes
• 14990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,479

• Male householders: 179 (16 living alone), Female householders: 336 (49 living alone)

• 312 spouses (312 opposite-sex spouses), 52 unmarried partners, (52 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 472 children (435 natural, 0 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 64 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 13 other relatives, 39 non-relatives

Size of family households: 80 2-persons, 180 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 109 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 64 1-person, 52 2-persons

251 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (13 men).

99.4% of residents of 26678 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DRB TRANSPORT INC (BURR ROAD in MT LOOKOUT, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: BAYS DAVID R (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.6%

Population in 1990: 1,029. Population change in the 1990s: +112 (+10.9%).

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

• This state: 1,145
• Northeast: 26
• Midwest: 251
• South: 35
• West: 7

65% of the 26678 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

92% of the 26678 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• J & B DRIVEWAY PAVEMENT (633 RIDGEVIEW DR in MOUNT LOOKOUT, WV; small business) : $9,560 in 2 contracts in 2004

  $4,780 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2004-09-10. Completion date: 2004-09-17.
  $4,780 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2004-09-10. Completion date: 2004-09-17.
  

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Other Business Service Centers (including Copy Shops) (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Remediation Services (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)

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

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 7. The highest number of fires - 24 took place in 2012, and the least - 0 in 2006. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (55.9%), and Outside Fires (27.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 26678
• 6255.9%Structure Fires
• 3027.0%Outside Fires
• 109.0%Other
• 98.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 26678, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 26678 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	14	68.9 years
George	5	80.2 years
Charles	3	64.7 years
Harry	3	75.4 years
Mary	3	72.7 years
Inez	2	70.6 years
Hazel	2	80.0 years
Helen	2	75.5 years
Henry	2	64.5 years
Dorothy	2	78.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 26678 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Mcclung	23	81.0 years
Legg	15	83.8 years
Shaffer	10	75.4 years
Foster	7	72.7 years
Halstead	7	69.5 years
Jones	6	80.8 years
Stull	5	76.4 years
Hayslette	4	65.8 years
Hayslett	4	81.8 years
Underwood	4	73.0 years