26704 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,981
Zip code population in 2010: 5,663
Zip code population in 2000: 4,728

Houses and condos: 2,630
Renter-occupied apartments: 228
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26704: 84.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 95.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 52 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: $908 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $689 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 26704:

• High school or higher: 84.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
• Unemployed: 2.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 40.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26704:

• Never married: 20.9%
• Now married: 51.7%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 9.6%
• Divorced: 17.4%

• 
• • 4,68994.2%White
  • 1873.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 751.5%Black
  • 270.5%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26704, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $48,296 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,296
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $46,176 (reported on 81.5% of returns)

Here:	$46,176
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1174.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3727.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6376.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8527.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15323.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $907 (reported on 26.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$907
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.4% for AGIs below $25k, 21.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 26.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 31.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,600 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,600
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 231.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,228 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,228
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $25k, 10.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 494.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,578 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	+$7,578
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.4% for AGIs below $25k, 109.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 169.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 172.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 315.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,506 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

26704:	$13,506
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.8% for AGIs below $25k, 54.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 151.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 257.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 524.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $23,850 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

Here:	$23,850
State:	$31,950

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 290.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 684.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $6,720 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

Here:	$6,720
State:	$12,364

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 133.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,538 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

26704:	$6,538
State:	$7,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 233.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,170 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,170
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.6% for AGIs below $25k, 70.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.1%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 92.8% for AGIs below $25k, 93.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26704, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,625 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,625
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $35,999 (reported on 82.0% of returns)

Here:	$35,999
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.6% for AGIs below $25k, 81.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $997 (reported on 28.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$997
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,219 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,219
State:	$4,262

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,253 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	+$2,253
State:	+$8,875

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,536 (reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	+$7,536
State:	+$13,636

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,607 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

26704:	$8,607
West Virginia:	$11,787

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,237 (25% of AGI, reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	$18,237
State:	$21,148

Here:	25.5% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,596 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,596
State:	$4,508

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,802 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

26704:	$4,802
State:	$8,103

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,220 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,220
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.7%

Here:	57%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 53.6% for AGIs below $25k, 56.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26704, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,755 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,755
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $31,365 (reported on 85.6% of returns)

Here:	$31,365
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 119.7% for AGIs below $10k, 75.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,085 (reported on 40.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,085
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,599 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,599
State:	$2,913

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,342 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	+$6,342
State:	+$6,331

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,562 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$7,562
State:	+$11,074

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.9% for AGIs below $10k, 8.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,125 (reported on 2.8% of returns)

26704:	$3,125
West Virginia:	$2,796

Total itemized deductions: $14,564 (24% of AGI, reported on 18.9% of returns)

Here:	$14,564
State:	$16,976

Here:	24.2% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.9% for AGIs below $10k, 6.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,755 (4% of AGI, reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,755
State:	$3,529

Here:	4.2% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,682 (reported on 72.1% of returns)

26704:	$3,682
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,623 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,623
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.5%

Here:	59%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 50.6% for AGIs below $10k, 61.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26761, 26714, 26865, 26711, 25437, 25444.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 240
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,673

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (3 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 763 (323 now married, 440 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26704 with a mortgage: 738 (21 second mortgage, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,038
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $328

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

• Zip code 26704 household income distribution in 2022

• 37Less than $10,000
• 82$10,000 to $14,999
• 71$15,000 to $19,999
• 111$20,000 to $24,999
• 35$25,000 to $29,999
• 43$30,000 to $34,999
• 37$35,000 to $39,999
• 164$40,000 to $44,999
• 104$45,000 to $49,999
• 115$50,000 to $59,999
• 322$60,000 to $74,999
• 302$75,000 to $99,999
• 271$100,000 to $124,999
• 160$125,000 to $149,999
• 34$150,000 to $199,999
• 25$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26704

• 18$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 46$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 50$60,000 to $69,999
• 43$70,000 to $79,999
• 39$80,000 to $89,999
• 39$90,000 to $99,999
• 161$100,000 to $124,999
• 52$125,000 to $149,999
• 230$150,000 to $174,999
• 60$175,000 to $199,999
• 281$200,000 to $249,999
• 312$250,000 to $299,999
• 233$300,000 to $399,999
• 63$400,000 to $499,999
• 52$500,000 to $749,999
• 46$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26704

• 8$300 to $349
• 23$350 to $399
• 61$500 to $549
• 61$600 to $649
• 38$1,250 to $1,499
• 58No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $650.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $267,848
• Two or more races householders: $209,044

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $225,523 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $120,643 - $303,287

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $264,077

Here:	$264,077
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $81,888

Here:	$81,888
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,935
• Two: 1
• Mobile homes: 681

Unemployment: 2.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26704

• 76.7%1,412Drove a car alone
• 7.2%132Carpooled
• 9.0%165Walked
• 5.5%101Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26704

• 78Less than 5 minutes
• 445 to 9 minutes
• 18010 to 14 minutes
• 15615 to 19 minutes
• 15420 to 24 minutes
• 8825 to 29 minutes
• 4930 to 34 minutes
• 1335 to 39 minutes
• 30740 to 44 minutes
• 27645 to 59 minutes
• 25060 to 89 minutes
• 12090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 50.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,981

• Male householders: 1,075 (407 living alone), Female householders: 847 (223 living alone)

• 932 spouses (932 opposite-sex spouses), 206 unmarried partners, (184 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 613 children (592 natural, 12 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 94 grandchildren, 115 brothers or sisters, 381 parents, 0 foster children, 97 other relatives, 297 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 295 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 747 2-persons, 201 3-persons, 166 4-persons, 39 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 626 1-person, 139 2-persons

287 married couples with children.
115 single-parent households (56 men, 59 women).

99.2% of residents of 26704 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AUGUSTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (ROUTE 50 in AUGUSTA, WV)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-28201
  Organizations: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ALLEGHENY POWER - AUGUSTA SERVICE CENTER (RTE 50 EAST in AUGUSTA, WV)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business NAICS classification: ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION.
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , MONONGAHELA POWER CO DBA ALLEGHENY (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER) , MONONGAHELA POWER CO DBA ALLEGHENY POWER (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: POTOMAC EDISON CO VALLEY AREA DIV

• D & L GARAGE INC (DEL RAY RD STAR RT 2 BOX 89E in AUGUSTA, 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) , LUPTON DENNIS E (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• EARSEL TIMBROOK (ROUTE 1 BOX 92 AA in AUGUSTA, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
  Alternative names: TIMBROOK, EARSEL

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.1%

Population in 1990: 2,769. Population change in the 1990s: +1,959 (+70.7%).

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

• This state: 1,575
• Northeast: 671
• Midwest: 165
• South: 2,467
• West: 162

66% of the 26704 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

90% of the 26704 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 144
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (10-19: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (10-19: 1)
• Construction: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (5-9: 2)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 52. The highest number of fires - 90 took place in 2008, and the least - 4 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (53.7%), and Outside Fires (28.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 26704
• 47053.7%Structure Fires
• 25328.9%Outside Fires
• 9210.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 617.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 26704, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 26704 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	24	73.2 years
Robert	24	74.5 years
James	23	70.3 years
Mary	20	78.7 years
John	15	70.7 years
Paul	14	68.6 years
Charles	12	73.7 years
Earl	10	71.5 years
Margaret	10	77.8 years
Betty	9	66.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 26704 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	32	79.3 years
Haines	30	75.5 years
Saville	28	79.3 years
Combs	17	77.5 years
Loy	15	72.9 years
Wolford	14	75.7 years
Davis	13	78.9 years
Timbrook	13	70.9 years
Hott	11	67.5 years
Wolfe	10	72.5 years