26293 Zip Code (Valley Bend, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 607
Zip code population in 2010: 600
Zip code population in 2000: 572

Houses and condos: 233
Renter-occupied apartments: 61
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26293: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 5.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 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: $778 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $487 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 26293:

• High school or higher: 86.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 2.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 59.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26293:

• Never married: 26.4%
• Now married: 54.7%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 19.0%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26293, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,000 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,000
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $43,444 (reported on 80.6% of returns)

Here:	$43,444
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1046.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3485.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6137.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5710.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $200 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,550 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	+$12,550
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 313.8% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,350 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,350
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.8% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.8%

Here:	97%
State:	93%

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

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26293, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,372 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,372
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $39,060 (reported on 86.2% of returns)

Here:	$39,060
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.7% for AGIs below $25k, 80.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $200 (reported on 24.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$200
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,800 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	+$8,800
State:	+$13,636

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,467 (17% of AGI, reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$16,467
State:	$21,148

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $6,467 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

26293:	$6,467
State:	$8,103

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,133 (reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,133
State:	$2,140

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

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 34.5%

Here:	34%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 30.8% for AGIs below $25k, 42.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26293, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,777 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,777
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $27,596 (reported on 90.8% of returns)

Here:	$27,596
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.1% for AGIs below $10k, 84.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $261 (reported on 29.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$261
West Virginia:	$1,465

Taxable dividends: $133 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	$133
State:	$2,913

Total itemized deductions: $12,095 (23% of AGI, reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$12,095
State:	$16,976

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

Charity contributions deductions: $692 (1% of AGI, reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	$692
State:	$3,529

Here:	1.0% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $2,831 (reported on 65.9% of returns)

26293:	$2,831
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,391 (reported on 20.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,391
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 55.1%

Here:	55%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 46.7% for AGIs below $10k, 58.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 26259, 26253, 26278, 26280, 26285, 26257.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 33
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 204

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 145 (39 now married, 106 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26293 with a mortgage: 53
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $862
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $607

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

• Zip code 26293 household income distribution in 2022

• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 14$20,000 to $24,999
• 20$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 21$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$60,000 to $74,999
• 18$75,000 to $99,999
• 56$125,000 to $149,999
• 75$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26293

• 9$40,000 to $49,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$80,000 to $89,999
• 16$100,000 to $124,999
• 31$150,000 to $174,999
• 17$175,000 to $199,999
• 88$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26293

• 8$100 to $149
• 41$650 to $699
• 15No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $214,014

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $202,438 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $117,782 - $290,202

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $123,226

Here:	$123,226
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $132,186

Here:	$132,186
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 173
• 3 or 4: 39
• Mobile homes: 19

Unemployment: 2.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26293

• 87.1%289Drove a car alone
• 10.3%34Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26293

• 305 to 9 minutes
• 1010 to 14 minutes
• 5115 to 19 minutes
• 420 to 24 minutes
• 4225 to 29 minutes
• 5030 to 34 minutes
• 3860 to 89 minutes
• 9590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 84.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 607

• Male householders: 36 (19 living alone), Female householders: 206 (0 living alone)

• 166 spouses (166 opposite-sex spouses), 36 unmarried partners, (36 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 120 children (119 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 14 foster children, 0 other relatives, 37 non-relatives

Size of family households: 116 2-persons, 97 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person, 6 2-persons, 5 3-persons

28 married couples with children.
67 single-parent households (67 women).

99.1% of residents of 26293 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• JEFF ARBOGAST (BACK ROAD 37 JUST BEFORE INTERS. W/ FRANKLIN RD in VALLEY BEND, WV)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  

Population in 1990: 804.

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

• This state: 494
• South: 110

61% of the 26293 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

98% of the 26293 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 129% 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):

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Masonry Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Roofing Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 26293 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	6	75.2 years
Mary	5	77.6 years
John	4	67.0 years
Clara	4	77.0 years
Robert	4	72.2 years
Thomas	4	68.0 years
William	4	75.8 years
Harry	3	76.0 years
Ruth	3	79.3 years
Violet	3	79.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 26293 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Swecker	6	79.5 years
Hedrick	4	76.2 years
Mauller	4	85.2 years
Holt	4	84.2 years
Scott	4	72.5 years
Johnson	3	72.0 years
Barbe	3	89.3 years
Harris	3	76.0 years
Dodrill	3	77.6 years
Cave	3	74.0 years