ZIP Code 25301

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Population: 2,454
Median household income: $21,063
Median home value: $188,100

ZIP Code 25301 (Kanawha County, West Virginia) is home to about 2,454 residents. At $21,063, its median household income sits below Kanawha County's $58,887.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 25301's population declined 7.5% from 2,653 to 2,454, while its median gross rent fell 9.5% from $539 to $488.

The typical home was built around 1959. 35.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,454
Median age: 54.4 yrs
Median household income: $21,063
Median home value: $188,100
Median gross rent: $488
Housing units: 1,640
Homeownership rate: 18.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6%
Unemployment rate: 10.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6532,454

Median household income

$22,973$21,063

Median home value

$141,600$188,100

Median gross rent

$539$488

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,653	$22,973	$141,600	$539
2020	2,120	$18,415	$143,800	$564
2021	2,428	$21,179	$148,900	$612
2022	2,456	$23,852	$165,300	$568
2023	2,454	$21,063	$188,100	$488

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 175.1%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6422.9%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	102	4.2%
5 to 17	124	5.1%
18 to 24	131	5.3%
25 to 34	367	15.0%
35 to 44	272	11.1%
45 to 54	283	11.5%
55 to 64	563	22.9%
65 to 74	378	15.4%
75 and over	234	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,570	64.0%
Black or African American	599	24.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	221	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	58	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.1%

High school graduate27.9%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	359	17.1%
High school graduate	585	27.9%
Some college or associate's	554	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	351	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	248	11.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone46.3%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit1.1%

Walked27.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	372	46.3%
Carpooled	105	13.1%
Public transit	9	1.1%
Walked	217	27.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	95	11.8%
Other means	5	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	501	70.8%
15 to 29 min	161	22.7%
30 to 44 min	8	1.1%
45 to 59 min	22	3.1%
60+ min	16	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.55
Poverty rate: 35.0% (799 of 2,282)

	Count	Share
Family households	387	27.7%
Nonfamily households	1,009	72.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,396	85.1%
Vacant	244	14.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	252	18.1%
Renter-occupied	1,144	81.9%

1-unit, detached12.4%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units13.5%

5 to 19 units19.8%

20 or more units50.8%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	204	12.4%
1-unit, attached	40	2.4%
2 to 4 units	221	13.5%
5 to 19 units	325	19.8%
20 or more units	833	50.8%
Mobile home & other	17	1.0%

ZIP Code 25301

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