ZIP Code 26143

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wirt County, West Virginia.

Population: 3,326
Median household income: $56,588
Median home value: $97,200

ZIP Code 26143 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wirt County, West Virginia, home to about 3,326 residents. The median household income of $56,588 is in line with the Wirt County median ($54,688).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 26143's population declined 22.5% from 4,291 to 3,326, while its median gross rent rose 26.0% from $458 to $577.

The median gross rent is $577. 14.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,326
Median age: 49.5 yrs
Median household income: $56,588
Median home value: $97,200
Median gross rent: $577
Housing units: 1,825
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2913,326

Median household income

$45,000$56,588

Median home value

$93,200$97,200

Median gross rent

$458$577

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,291	$45,000	$93,200	$458
2020	4,517	$46,359	$87,400	$470
2021	4,084	$51,250	$93,300	$477
2022	3,782	$56,429	$102,400	$512
2023	3,326	$56,588	$97,200	$577

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	104	3.1%
5 to 17	477	14.3%
18 to 24	199	6.0%
25 to 34	316	9.5%
35 to 44	379	11.4%
45 to 54	476	14.3%
55 to 64	560	16.8%
65 to 74	484	14.6%
75 and over	331	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,277	98.5%
Black or African American	11	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate47.8%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	345	13.6%
High school graduate	1,216	47.8%
Some college or associate's	624	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	236	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	125	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone85.6%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,177	85.6%
Carpooled	89	6.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	22	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	87	6.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	231	17.9%
15 to 29 min	173	13.4%
30 to 44 min	601	46.7%
45 to 59 min	213	16.5%
60+ min	70	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 17.9% (588 of 3,283)

	Count	Share
Family households	982	70.5%
Nonfamily households	410	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,392	76.3%
Vacant	433	23.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,159	83.3%
Renter-occupied	233	16.7%

1-unit, detached64.5%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other30.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,177	64.5%
1-unit, attached	6	0.3%
2 to 4 units	73	4.0%
5 to 19 units	5	0.3%
20 or more units	3	0.2%
Mobile home & other	561	30.7%

ZIP Code 26143

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