26757 Zip Code (Romney, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 6,727
Zip code population in 2010: 6,464
Zip code population in 2000: 5,873

Houses and condos: 3,684
Renter-occupied apartments: 891
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 26757: 85.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 140.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 48 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $667 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $539 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 26757:

• High school or higher: 82.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
• Unemployed: 5.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26757:

• Never married: 29.9%
• Now married: 44.5%
• Separated: 1.8%
• Widowed: 8.7%
• Divorced: 15.2%

• 
• • 6,19395.8%White
  • 921.4%Black
  • 771.2%Two or more races
  • 671.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 200.3%American Indian
  • 150.2%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26757, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,595 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,595
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $33,041 (reported on 79.8% of returns)

Here:	$33,041
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.2% for AGIs below $25k, 76.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,203 (reported on 33.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,203
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,568 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,568
State:	$4,262

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,443 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$5,443
State:	+$8,875

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,543 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	+$9,543
State:	+$13,636

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,877 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

26757:	$8,877
West Virginia:	$11,787

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,367 (23% of AGI, reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$19,367
State:	$21,148

Here:	23.3% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,769 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,769
State:	$4,508

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,570 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

26757:	$5,570
State:	$8,103

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,182 (reported on 23.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,182
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 51.2%

Here:	51%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 47.9% for AGIs below $25k, 50.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26757, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,165 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,165
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $29,574 (reported on 83.4% of returns)

Here:	$29,574
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 121.0% for AGIs below $10k, 73.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,474 (reported on 45.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,474
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,643 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,643
State:	$2,913

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$10,498 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	+$10,498
State:	+$6,331

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,266 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	+$10,266
State:	+$11,074

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.6% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,848 (reported on 1.9% of returns)

26757:	$2,848
West Virginia:	$2,796

Self-employed pension: $12,000 (reported on 0.4% of returns)

Here:	$12,000
West Virginia:	$18,181

Total itemized deductions: $15,511 (22% of AGI, reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$15,511
State:	$16,976

Here:	21.9% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,357 (4% of AGI, reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,357
State:	$3,529

Here:	4.4% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,248 (reported on 71.4% of returns)

26757:	$4,248
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,700 (reported on 20.6% of returns)

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

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 55.4%

Here:	55%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 52.0% for AGIs below $10k, 55.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 55.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26761, 26755, 26704, 26714, 26852, 26763.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 444
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,346

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 79 (47 now married, 32 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,264 (555 now married, 708 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26757 with a mortgage: 1,070 (57 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 849

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,153
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $316

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 26757 household income distribution in 2019

• 281Less than $10,000
• 131$10,000 to $14,999
• 141$15,000 to $19,999
• 174$20,000 to $24,999
• 222$25,000 to $29,999
• 229$30,000 to $34,999
• 82$35,000 to $39,999
• 160$40,000 to $44,999
• 115$45,000 to $49,999
• 472$50,000 to $59,999
• 187$60,000 to $74,999
• 213$75,000 to $99,999
• 160$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$125,000 to $149,999
• 78$150,000 to $199,999
• 70$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 26757

• 36Less than $10,000
• 18$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 12$35,000 to $39,999
• 34$40,000 to $49,999
• 56$50,000 to $59,999
• 38$60,000 to $69,999
• 75$70,000 to $79,999
• 142$80,000 to $89,999
• 18$90,000 to $99,999
• 200$100,000 to $124,999
• 268$125,000 to $149,999
• 316$150,000 to $174,999
• 85$175,000 to $199,999
• 93$200,000 to $249,999
• 146$250,000 to $299,999
• 171$300,000 to $399,999
• 11$400,000 to $499,999
• 10$750,000 to $999,999
• 7$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 26757

• 20Less than $100
• 79$150 to $199
• 70$200 to $249
• 14$250 to $299
• 16$300 to $349
• 48$350 to $399
• 43$400 to $449
• 43$450 to $499
• 93$500 to $549
• 24$550 to $599
• 85$600 to $649
• 22$650 to $699
• 36$700 to $749
• 15$800 to $899
• 221No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $642.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $124,798.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $163,815
• Black or African American householders: $294,055

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $155,689 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $99,003 - $192,900

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,554
• One, attached: 45
• Two: 70
• 3 or 4: 46
• 5 to 9: 242
• 10 to 19: 97
• 20 to 49: 54
• 50 or more: 32
• Mobile homes: 519

Unemployment: 5.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26757

• 83.7%2,058Drove a car alone
• 8.1%200Carpooled
• 0.7%17Bus or trolley bus
• 5.7%140Walked
• 1.1%28Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26757

• 183Less than 5 minutes
• 6065 to 9 minutes
• 42610 to 14 minutes
• 20615 to 19 minutes
• 520 to 24 minutes
• 3925 to 29 minutes
• 8730 to 34 minutes
• 8935 to 39 minutes
• 9040 to 44 minutes
• 18945 to 59 minutes
• 29460 to 89 minutes
• 20090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 61.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,727

• Male householders: 1,331 (420 living alone), Female householders: 1,474 (544 living alone)

• 1,124 spouses (1,124 opposite-sex spouses), 148 unmarried partners, (148 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,437 children (1,312 natural, 29 adopted, 97 stepchildren), 300 grandchildren, 133 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 0 foster children, 90 other relatives, 416 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 246 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 824 2-persons, 572 3-persons, 128 4-persons, 81 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 963 1-person, 132 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 21 6-persons

660 married couples with children.
326 single-parent households (17 men, 309 women).

98.6% of residents of 26757 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (23% very well, 77% well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ASPLUNDH TREE SERVICE (ROMNEY DRUM SITE in ROMNEY, WV)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1988-0362, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• 7-ELEVEN #16924 (209 W MAIN ST in ROMNEY, WV)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , 7-ELEVEN INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , SOUTHLAND CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ANGUS CHEMICAL CO (1 MI N ON RT 28 in ROMNEY, WV)

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

• EDS TRANSMISSION (RTE 50 E in ROMNEY, WV)

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

• CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE PSD (HC 63, BOX 3580 in ROMNEY, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

• CLEMS TOWING AND RECOVERY (49 SOUTH HIGH STREET in ROMNEY, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: PAUL J CLEM JR (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• COX SALVAGE YARD (POLAND ROAD in ROMNEY, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
  Alternative names: COX, DENNIS J

• CRYSTAL VALLEY RANCH (ROUTE 28 - FOUR MILES NORTH OF ROMNEY HC65 BOX1350 in ROMNEY, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
  Alternative names: EQUERRIES INC

• DAVES EXXON (495 NORTH HIGH ST in ROMNEY, WV)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , GREENE DAVID L (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• DYNO NOBEL INC (RTE 28 in ROMNEY, WV)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , PIEDMONT EXPLOSIVES (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: PIEDMONT EXPLOSIVES INC

• FANCY HARDWOODS INC. (APPLE FIELD ROAD in ROMNEY, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  Alternative names: HUNG, MIKE

• CLEMS AUTO & TRUCK RPR (455 CENTER AVE in ROMNEY, WV)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  

• FAIRVIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (BOX 18A, GRASSY LICK ROAD in ROMNEY, WV)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.5%

Population in 1990: 4,007. Population change in the 1990s: +1,866 (+46.6%).

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

• This state: 2,426
• Northeast: 504
• Midwest: 121
• South: 3,461
• West: 134

66% of the 26757 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

94% of the 26757 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 3 establishments)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (100-249: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 1, 1-4: 3)

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

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 65. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 116 took place in 2012, and the least - 36 in 2004. The data has a constant trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (56.5%), and Outside Fires (29.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 26757
• 58556.5%Structure Fires
• 30129.1%Outside Fires
• 12011.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 302.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 26757, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 26757 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	53	75.8 years
John	47	71.9 years
James	44	75.7 years
William	44	70.6 years
Robert	40	71.4 years
Charles	33	77.6 years
George	30	76.6 years
Virginia	25	78.8 years
Edward	20	70.7 years
Anna	19	80.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 26757 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Haines	37	76.1 years
Smith	32	80.3 years
Hott	30	75.3 years
Saville	30	80.1 years
Wolford	27	77.1 years
Miller	27	76.8 years
Ganoe	20	76.3 years
Lewis	20	71.8 years
Davis	20	81.0 years
Corbin	20	79.7 years

Businesses in zip code 26757
Name	Count		Name	Count
7-Eleven	1		H&R Block	1
Advance Auto Parts	1		La-Z-Boy	1
Burger King	1		McDonald's	1
CVS	1		Rite Aid	1
Chevrolet	1		Subway	1
Dairy Queen	1		U-Haul	1
Domino's Pizza	1		U.S. Cellular	1
FedEx	1		UPS	1
GNC	1