ZIP Code 24739

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mercer County, West Virginia.

Population: 13,093
Median household income: $54,096
Median home value: $122,400

ZIP Code 24739 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mercer County, West Virginia, home to about 13,093 residents. The median household income of $54,096 is above the Mercer County median ($47,799).

From 2021 to 2023, ZIP Code 24739's population declined 3.1% from 13,511 to 13,093, while its median gross rent rose 13.0% from $752 to $850.

Owners occupy 77.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 47.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,093
Median age: 47.4 yrs
Median household income: $54,096
Median home value: $122,400
Median gross rent: $850
Housing units: 6,549
Homeownership rate: 77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,51113,093

Median household income

$54,125$54,096

Median home value

$122,300$122,400

Median gross rent

$752$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2021	13,511	$54,125	$122,300	$752
2022	13,080	$54,226	$121,100	$746
2023	13,093	$54,096	$122,400	$850

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6418.6%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	339	2.6%
5 to 17	1,950	14.9%
18 to 24	1,109	8.5%
25 to 34	1,180	9.0%
35 to 44	1,639	12.5%
45 to 54	1,550	11.8%
55 to 64	2,430	18.6%
65 to 74	1,906	14.6%
75 and over	990	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,256	93.6%
Black or African American	296	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	16	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	87	0.7%
Two or more races	398	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate42.1%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,267	13.1%
High school graduate	4,081	42.1%
Some college or associate's	2,261	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,458	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	628	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone88.1%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,934	88.1%
Carpooled	262	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	103	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	279	5.0%
Other means	23	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,409	26.5%
15 to 29 min	2,357	44.3%
30 to 44 min	762	14.3%
45 to 59 min	254	4.8%
60+ min	540	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 17.2% (2,235 of 12,977)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,782	65.4%
Nonfamily households	2,004	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,786	88.3%
Vacant	763	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,458	77.0%
Renter-occupied	1,328	23.0%

1-unit, detached61.5%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other28.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,030	61.5%
1-unit, attached	158	2.4%
2 to 4 units	56	0.9%
5 to 19 units	282	4.3%
20 or more units	154	2.4%
Mobile home & other	1,869	28.5%

ZIP Code 24739

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