Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2013:
This zip code:
0.5% ($573)
West Virginia:
0.6% ($605)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $612 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $544 (0.5%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 3,286
(48.0%)
Females: 3,565
(52.0%)
For population 25 years and over in 26757:
High school or higher: 78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
Unemployed: 13.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 26757:
Never married: 43.1%
Now married: 35.3%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 7.7%
Divorced: 11.7%
Zip code 26757 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Races in zip code 26757
6,193White population
92Black population
20American Indian population
15Asian population
0Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population
Estimated median house/condo value in 2013: $127,100
26757:
$127,100
West Virginia:
$103,200
Median resident age:
This zip code:
42.4 years
West Virginia median age:
41.7 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.5 people
West Virginia:
2.4 people
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)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 366 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,269
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 36 (19 now married, 17 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,648 (479 now married, 1,169 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 26757 with a mortgage: 728 (10 second mortgage, 40 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 765
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $979 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: S274
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This zip code:
24.0%
Whole state:
18.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This zip code:
15.6%
Whole state:
10.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.0
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.2
State:
4.7
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 26757: Lamberts Ambulance Service 1 (A), Literary Hall (B), Hampshire County Courthouse (C), West Virginia Division of Forestry Romney Field Office (D), Romney Volunteer Fire Department (E), Romney Volunteer Rescue Squad Incorporated Company 11 (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 26757 include: Hotts Chapel (A), Trinity Church (B), Bethel Church (C), Romney Church of the Nazarene (D), Romney Christian Church (E), Mount Zion Baptist Church (F), Mount Bethel Presbyterian Church (G), Church of Christ (H), Branch Mountain Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Titus Run (A), Three Churches Run (B), Sulphur Spring Run (C), Sugar Run (D), Stump Run (E), Stony Run (F), Sawmill Run (G), Mill Run (H), Mill Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 26757 include: Fort Mill Ridge Wildlife Management Area (1), Shanks Roadside Park (2), Nathaniel Mountain Wildlife Management Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cars and other vehicles available in Romney, WV (26757) in owner-occupied houses/condos
57no vehicle
3611 vehicle
5702 vehicles
3383 vehicles
1294 vehicles
385+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Romney, WV (26757) in renter-occupied apartments
316no vehicle
7051 vehicle
1142 vehicles
73 vehicles
04 vehicles
05+ vehicles
Zip code 26757 household income distribution in 2013
350Less than $10,000
301$10,000 to $14,999
275$15,000 to $19,999
270$20,000 to $24,999
96$25,000 to $29,999
175$30,000 to $34,999
192$35,000 to $39,999
141$40,000 to $44,999
146$45,000 to $49,999
106$50,000 to $59,999
159$60,000 to $74,999
304$75,000 to $99,999
48$100,000 to $124,999
42$125,000 to $149,999
17$150,000 to $199,999
13$200,000 or more
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2013 in zip code 26757
21Less than $10,000
29$10,000 to $14,999
11$15,000 to $19,999
41$20,000 to $24,999
35$30,000 to $34,999
7$35,000 to $39,999
19$40,000 to $49,999
40$50,000 to $59,999
22$60,000 to $69,999
93$70,000 to $79,999
82$80,000 to $89,999
64$90,000 to $99,999
257$100,000 to $124,999
309$125,000 to $149,999
238$150,000 to $174,999
63$175,000 to $199,999
50$200,000 to $249,999
59$250,000 to $299,999
14$300,000 to $399,999
20$500,000 to $749,999
11$750,000 to $999,999
8$1,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2013 in zip code 26757
23Less than $100
26$100 to $149
19$150 to $199
43$200 to $249
116$250 to $299
164$300 to $349
94$350 to $399
203$400 to $449
67$450 to $499
39$500 to $549
33$550 to $599
5$600 to $649
310No cash rent
Median gross rent in 2013: $504.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2013: $109,742.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2013 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $133,734
Black or African American householders: $240,058
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $127,100
26757:
$127,100
West Virginia:
$103,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $86,700 - $159,400
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,608
One, attached: 7
Two: 83
3 or 4: 124
5 to 9: 152
10 to 19: 31
20 to 49: 41
50 or more: 19
Mobile homes: 532
Unemployment: 13.3%
Means of transportation to work in zip code 26757
75.2%1,975Drove a car alone
17.2%451Carpooled
0.2%5Bicycle
5.9%155Walked
1.5%40Worked at home
Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26757
264Less than 5 minutes
3045 to 9 minutes
58310 to 14 minutes
20515 to 19 minutes
32720 to 24 minutes
7525 to 29 minutes
15730 to 34 minutes
2035 to 39 minutes
1640 to 44 minutes
30345 to 59 minutes
17560 to 89 minutes
15790 or more minutes
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 74.0%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 6,583
In family households: 5,135 (714 male householders, 575 female householders)
886 spouses, 2,133 children (1,905 natural, 70 adopted, 160 stepchildren), 200 grandchildren, 115 brothers or sisters, 86 parents, 101 other relatives, 306 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,448 (729 male householders (706 living alone)), 617 female householders (560 living alone)), 102 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 268 (245 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 565 2-persons, 400 3-persons, 153 4-persons, 126 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,266 1-person, 68 2-persons, 12 3-persons
841 married couples with children.
435 single-parent households (97 men, 338 women).
98.8% of residents of 26757 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% very well, 28% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 48 (0.7%) (64.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.7%
Whole state:
1.4%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents
48%Germany
38%Mexico
15%Philippines
Most common first ancestries reported in 26757 (%)
20%German
13%Other groups
10%American
6%Irish
5%English
3%Dutch
3%Scottish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
02000 to 2009
251990 to 1999
23Before 1990
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)
(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: 5.4% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel
50%Electricity
26%Wood
18%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1%Other fuel
1%Utility gas
Population in 1990: 4,007. Population change in the 1990s: +1,866 (+46.6%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,904
Northeast: 466
Midwest: 256
South: 3,062
West: 115
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, 57% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from different state.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 75
Here:
13.5%
West Virginia:
6.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 37
Here:
8.5%
West Virginia:
6.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 63
Here:
18.1%
West Virginia:
11.9%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
53,750Architecture and engineering occupations
44,063Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
41,908Management occupations
38,500Education, training, and library occupations
35,469Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
31,149Construction and extraction occupations
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)
Nearest zip codes: 26761, 26755, 26704, 26714, 26852, 26763.
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