ZIP Code 24740

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mercer County, West Virginia.

Population: 16,559
Median household income: $46,272
Median home value: $133,200

ZIP Code 24740 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mercer County, West Virginia, home to about 16,559 residents. Its median household income of $46,272 runs in line with the Mercer County figure of $47,799.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 24740's population declined 44.9% from 30,073 to 16,559, while its median gross rent rose 21.7% from $683 to $831.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 16.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 89.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,559
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $46,272
Median home value: $133,200
Median gross rent: $831
Housing units: 8,069
Homeownership rate: 63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,07316,559

Median household income

$43,586$46,272

Median home value

$112,900$133,200

Median gross rent

$683$831

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,073	$43,586	$112,900	$683
2020	30,721	$45,488	$117,300	$695
2021	16,240	$41,121	$112,500	$747
2022	16,510	$41,911	$127,600	$767
2023	16,559	$46,272	$133,200	$831

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,275	7.7%
5 to 17	2,652	16.0%
18 to 24	809	4.9%
25 to 34	2,798	16.9%
35 to 44	1,943	11.7%
45 to 54	1,945	11.7%
55 to 64	1,487	9.0%
65 to 74	2,367	14.3%
75 and over	1,283	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,758	89.1%
Black or African American	481	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.1%
Asian	89	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	53	0.3%
Two or more races	965	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	201	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate41.9%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,245	10.5%
High school graduate	4,958	41.9%
Some college or associate's	3,051	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,420	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,149	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,547	82.3%
Carpooled	511	7.6%
Public transit	12	0.2%
Walked	215	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	436	6.5%
Other means	20	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,702	42.9%
15 to 29 min	2,164	34.3%
30 to 44 min	770	12.2%
45 to 59 min	223	3.5%
60+ min	446	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 18.7% (3,076 of 16,414)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,103	60.0%
Nonfamily households	2,734	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,837	84.7%
Vacant	1,232	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,318	63.2%
Renter-occupied	2,519	36.8%

1-unit, detached62.6%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other17.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,052	62.6%
1-unit, attached	154	1.9%
2 to 4 units	543	6.7%
5 to 19 units	733	9.1%
20 or more units	203	2.5%
Mobile home & other	1,384	17.2%

ZIP Code 24740

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