26817 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,030
Zip code population in 2010: 443
Zip code population in 2000: 321

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26817: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 19.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 52 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,283 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,129 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 26817:

• High school or higher: 98.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 17.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26817:

• Never married: 46.4%
• Now married: 44.8%
• Separated: 2.9%
• Widowed: 4.6%
• Divorced: 1.3%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26817, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $48,929 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,929
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $44,159 (reported on 81.0% of returns)

Here:	$44,159
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1093.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3522.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5603.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4736.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $300 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$300
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 26.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,500 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,500
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 112.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$950 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$950
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,067 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,067
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 203.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $1,950 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,950
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.5%

Here:	90%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26817, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,417 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,417
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $38,400 (reported on 87.0% of returns)

Here:	$38,400
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.1% for AGIs below $25k, 85.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $243 (reported on 30.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$243
West Virginia:	$1,211

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

Ordinary dividends: $1,050 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,050
State:	$4,262

Profit/loss from business: +$4,867 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,867
State:	+$13,636

Total itemized deductions: $14,760 (24% of AGI, reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	$14,760
State:	$21,148

Here:	24.2% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Charity contributions: $1,150 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,150
State:	$4,508

Taxes paid: $4,540 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

26817:	$4,540
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $2,350 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,350
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.5%

Here:	57%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 55.6% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26817, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,478 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,478
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $34,460 (reported on 85.8% of returns)

Here:	$34,460
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.7% for AGIs below $10k, 84.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $523 (reported on 39.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$523
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $368 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$368
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,143 (reported on 5.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,143
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$3,400 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,400
State:	+$11,074

Total itemized deductions: $12,981 (22% of AGI, reported on 19.0% of returns)

Here:	$12,981
State:	$16,976

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

Charity contributions deductions: $923 (2% of AGI, reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	$923
State:	$3,529

Here:	1.7% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $3,935 (reported on 78.1% of returns)

26817:	$3,935
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,738 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,738
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.7%

Here:	62%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 53.8% for AGIs below $10k, 63.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 64.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 22625, 25434, 26711, 22637, 25444, 26808.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 22
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 182

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 234 (83 now married, 151 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26817 with a mortgage: 117 (67 second mortgage, 48 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,134
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $319

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 26817 household income distribution in 2022

• 18$15,000 to $19,999
• 40$45,000 to $49,999
• 29$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$75,000 to $99,999
• 32$100,000 to $124,999
• 52$125,000 to $149,999
• 21$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26817

• 20$10,000 to $14,999
• 27$50,000 to $59,999
• 47$125,000 to $149,999
• 65$250,000 to $299,999
• 20$300,000 to $399,999
• 26$750,000 to $999,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $162,014

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 249
• One, attached: 23

Unemployment: 17.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26817

• 58.2%206Drove a car alone
• 15.3%54Carpooled
• 32.8%116Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26817

• 445 to 9 minutes
• 3910 to 14 minutes
• 2215 to 19 minutes
• 2725 to 29 minutes
• 9430 to 34 minutes
• 3290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 37.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,030

• Male householders: 87 (29 living alone), Female householders: 120 (0 living alone)

• 136 spouses (136 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 592 children (542 natural, 0 adopted, 45 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 0 foster children, 27 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 68 2-persons, 11 4-persons, 55 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person

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

99.5% of residents of 26817 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• LAZY J RANCH INC (RT 127 in BLOOMERY, WV)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 12.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.5%

Population in 1990: 675.

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

• This state: 31
• Northeast: 72
• Midwest: 12
• South: 965

86% of the 26817 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

100% of the 26817 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

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): 12 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

Most common first names in zip code 26817 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	5	80.8 years
Mary	4	78.5 years
Dorothy	3	59.0 years
Helen	2	86.4 years
Douglas	2	64.0 years
Earl	2	79.0 years
Nellie	2	77.0 years
Richard	2	53.5 years
Robert	2	76.5 years
Russell	2	57.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 26817 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Pugh	5	86.6 years
Stotler	5	73.4 years
Hite	3	87.0 years
Omps	3	80.0 years
Smith	3	68.7 years
Anderson	2	77.0 years
Crouse	2	86.0 years
Mcdonald	2	73.5 years
Janik	2	75.0 years
Mahoney	2	65.1 years