ZIP Code 26101

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wood County, West Virginia.

Population: 28,571
Median household income: $45,556
Median home value: $107,300

ZIP Code 26101 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wood County, West Virginia, home to about 28,571 residents. At $45,556, its median household income sits below Wood County's $56,193.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 26101's population declined 1.9% from 29,122 to 28,571, while its median gross rent rose 10.5% from $687 to $759.

23.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.31 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,571
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $45,556
Median home value: $107,300
Median gross rent: $759
Housing units: 14,134
Homeownership rate: 66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,12228,571

Median household income

$34,195$45,556

Median home value

$88,300$107,300

Median gross rent

$687$759

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,122	$34,195	$88,300	$687
2020	28,644	$39,239	$86,100	$706
2021	28,469	$41,259	$88,100	$754
2022	28,751	$43,134	$97,700	$772
2023	28,571	$45,556	$107,300	$759

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,305	4.6%
5 to 17	4,586	16.1%
18 to 24	2,371	8.3%
25 to 34	3,495	12.2%
35 to 44	3,943	13.8%
45 to 54	3,721	13.0%
55 to 64	3,847	13.5%
65 to 74	3,011	10.5%
75 and over	2,292	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,631	93.2%
Black or African American	345	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.1%
Asian	110	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	84	0.3%
Some other race	16	0.1%
Two or more races	894	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	465	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate38.6%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,257	16.0%
High school graduate	7,840	38.6%
Some college or associate's	5,946	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,172	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,094	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit1.1%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,264	72.6%
Carpooled	1,335	11.7%
Public transit	130	1.1%
Walked	470	4.1%
Bicycle	53	0.5%
Worked from home	981	8.6%
Other means	147	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,341	41.7%
15 to 29 min	4,762	45.8%
30 to 44 min	702	6.8%
45 to 59 min	287	2.8%
60+ min	307	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 23.1% (6,509 of 28,203)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,335	60.1%
Nonfamily households	4,862	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,197	86.3%
Vacant	1,937	13.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,098	66.4%
Renter-occupied	4,099	33.6%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units13.3%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other5.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,262	72.6%
1-unit, attached	102	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1,880	13.3%
5 to 19 units	713	5.0%
20 or more units	453	3.2%
Mobile home & other	724	5.1%

ZIP Code 26101

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