26761 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 645
Zip code population in 2010: 685
Zip code population in 2000: 806

Houses and condos: 420
Renter-occupied apartments: 80
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26761: 85.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 11.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 59 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 no mortgage in 2022: $354

For population 25 years and over in 26761:

• High school or higher: 95.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
• Unemployed: 16.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26761:

• Never married: 27.2%
• Now married: 30.7%
• Separated: 3.6%
• Widowed: 21.7%
• Divorced: 16.8%

• 
• • 64099.4%White
  • 40.6%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26761, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,346 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,346
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $40,833 (reported on 87.5% of returns)

Here:	$40,833
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1098.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2995.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11273.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $200 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$200
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,080 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,080
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 148.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.7%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs below $25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 150.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26761, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,200 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,200
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $34,000 (reported on 76.0% of returns)

Here:	$34,000
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.8% for AGIs below $25k, 81.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $400 (reported on 24.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$400
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,400 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,400
State:	+$13,636

Total itemized deductions: $16,400 (22% of AGI, reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	$16,400
State:	$21,148

Here:	22.4% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Taxes paid: $4,500 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

26761:	$4,500
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $2,225 (reported on 32.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,225
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.0%

Here:	52%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 53.8% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26761, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,436 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,436
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $30,640 (reported on 88.1% of returns)

Here:	$30,640
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 97.8% for AGIs below $10k, 79.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $486 (reported on 32.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$486
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $476 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	$476
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$11,750 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

Here:	+$11,750
State:	+$6,331

Total itemized deductions: $12,800 (26% of AGI, reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	$12,800
State:	$16,976

Here:	25.7% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,600 (3% of AGI, reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,600
State:	$3,529

Here:	3.1% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $3,157 (reported on 70.0% of returns)

26761:	$3,157
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,860 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,860
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 53.7%

Here:	54%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 53.2% for AGIs below $10k, 53.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 26757, 26714, 26704, 26755, 26865, 25437.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 52
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 280

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 17 (0 now married, 16 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 45 (23 now married, 21 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26761 with a mortgage: 13
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 26761 household income distribution in 2022

• 37$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 123$20,000 to $24,999
• 75$25,000 to $29,999
• 36$50,000 to $59,999
• 33$60,000 to $74,999
• 13$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26761

• 10Less than $10,000
• 14$60,000 to $69,999
• 210$70,000 to $79,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 27$150,000 to $174,999
• 14$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26761

• 9$250 to $299
• 18$450 to $499
• 28$700 to $749
• 4No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $804.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $98,361

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $80,422

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $163,627

Here:	$163,627
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $78,240

Here:	$78,240
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 303
• Mobile homes: 114

Unemployment: 16.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26761

• 80.8%117Drove a car alone
• 16.6%24Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26761

• 41Less than 5 minutes
• 45 to 9 minutes
• 1010 to 14 minutes
• 3620 to 24 minutes
• 2425 to 29 minutes
• 2330 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 44.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 645

• Male householders: 258 (197 living alone), Female householders: 74 (24 living alone)

• 89 spouses (89 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 154 children (152 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 36 non-relatives

Size of family households: 76 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 13 5-persons, 12 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 219 1-person

12 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

101.3% of residents of 26761 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• EDS TRANSMISSION (2/10 MI E RT 50 & HEIDE COOPER in SHANKS, WV)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.2%

Population in 1990: 779. Population change in the 1990s: +27 (+3.5%).

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

• This state: 116
• Northeast: 79
• South: 471

59% of the 26761 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

100% of the 26761 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 26761 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
George	5	68.4 years
Virginia	4	73.0 years
Mary	3	79.3 years
Robert	3	64.3 years
Roy	3	70.3 years
William	3	53.7 years
Hazel	2	69.5 years
John	2	85.5 years
Clara	2	80.5 years
Guy	2	71.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 26761 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Haines	10	73.0 years
Timbrook	8	79.5 years
Hott	7	75.4 years
Cummins	3	82.3 years
Cupp	3	85.4 years
Mcdonald	3	79.3 years
Rohrbaugh	3	62.0 years
Allen	2	69.5 years
Ridenour	2	62.5 years
Belt	2	70.5 years