26294 Zip Code (Valley Head, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 410
Zip code population in 2010: 729
Zip code population in 2000: 738

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26294: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 79.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 5 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: $306 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $851 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 26294:

• High school or higher: 85.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
• Unemployed: 1.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26294:

• Never married: 5.2%
• Now married: 64.6%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 4.8%
• Divorced: 25.5%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26294, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $42,350 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,350
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $37,035 (reported on 82.1% of returns)

Here:	$37,035
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1051.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2938.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6355.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10260.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $267 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$267
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $25k, 22.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$700 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	+$700
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $1,640 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,640
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 89.3%

Here:	89%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 81.8% for AGIs below $25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 200.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26294, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $29,632 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,632
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $27,515 (reported on 87.1% of returns)

Here:	$27,515
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.9% for AGIs below $25k, 79.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $233 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$233
West Virginia:	$1,211

Profit/loss from business: +$2,067 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	+$2,067
State:	+$13,636

Earned income credit: $1,670 (reported on 32.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,670
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 38.7%

Here:	39%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 37.5% for AGIs below $25k, 44.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 33.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26294, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,956 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,956
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $24,371 (reported on 88.6% of returns)

Here:	$24,371
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.4% for AGIs below $10k, 80.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $370 (reported on 30.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$370
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $792 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	$792
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,722 (reported on 6.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,722
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$1,148 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,148
State:	+$11,074

Total tax: $2,318 (reported on 66.4% of returns)

26294:	$2,318
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,471 (reported on 22.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,471
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 47.0%

Here:	47%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 39.7% for AGIs below $10k, 46.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 53.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 44.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 26209, 26273, 26282, 24927, 26291, 26280.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 5.1% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 110
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 141

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 30 (30 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26294 with a mortgage: 86
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $831
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $451

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

• Zip code 26294 household income distribution in 2022

• 19Less than $10,000
• 63$10,000 to $14,999
• 24$15,000 to $19,999
• 19$40,000 to $44,999
• 30$45,000 to $49,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $74,999
• 37$75,000 to $99,999
• 32$100,000 to $124,999
• 12$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26294

• 16$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 18$50,000 to $59,999
• 41$70,000 to $79,999
• 6$80,000 to $89,999
• 62$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 28$200,000 to $249,999
• 9$250,000 to $299,999
• 52$400,000 to $499,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $118,226

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $119,463 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $73,096 - $248,502

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $247,484

Here:	$247,484
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $187,208

Here:	$187,208
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 324
• Mobile homes: 43

Unemployment: 1.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26294

• 69.7%110Drove a car alone
• 12.7%20Carpooled
• 20.3%32Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26294

• 5Less than 5 minutes
• 3320 to 24 minutes
• 2625 to 29 minutes
• 1835 to 39 minutes
• 840 to 44 minutes
• 645 to 59 minutes
• 3060 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 410

• Male householders: 174 (67 living alone), Female householders: 70 (26 living alone)

• 96 spouses (96 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 76 children (66 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives

Size of family households: 135 2-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 93 1-person, 2 2-persons

50 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (28 men).

100.5% of residents of 26294 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.8%

Population in 1990: 1,013.

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

• This state: 327
• Northeast: 38
• Midwest: 30
• South: 9

69% of the 26294 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

77% of the 26294 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% moved from different county within same state.

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Bed-and-Breakfast Inns (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 9. The highest number of fires - 28 took place in 2013, and the least - 1 in 2002. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (53.7%), and Outside Fires (30.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 26294
• 8053.7%Structure Fires
• 4530.2%Outside Fires
• 149.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 106.7%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 26294, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 26294 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	8	67.5 years
John	6	71.8 years
Mary	6	79.8 years
Charles	5	59.8 years
Robert	5	75.0 years
Walter	5	72.2 years
Iva	4	83.0 years
Arthur	4	59.2 years
Harry	4	75.7 years
James	4	79.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 26294 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Arbogast	32	75.1 years
Ware	20	75.9 years
Hamrick	19	74.3 years
Swecker	17	76.8 years
Channell	15	78.9 years
Sharp	10	73.1 years
Lindsay	7	74.8 years
Brown	6	65.4 years
Roberts	6	71.3 years
Simmons	5	80.4 years