ZIP Code 26159

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wetzel County, West Virginia.

Population: 2,523
Median household income: $54,113
Median home value: $101,700

Covering part of Wetzel County, West Virginia, ZIP Code 26159 has about 2,523 residents. Its median household income of $54,113 runs in line with the Wetzel County figure of $53,341.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 26159's population declined 24.1% from 3,325 to 2,523, while its median gross rent rose 2.1% from $813 to $830.

The median resident is 40.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,523
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $54,113
Median home value: $101,700
Median gross rent: $830
Housing units: 1,187
Homeownership rate: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3252,523

Median household income

$49,313$54,113

Median home value

$85,900$101,700

Median gross rent

$813$830

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,325	$49,313	$85,900	$813
2020	3,016	$50,968	$79,700	$764
2021	2,466	$51,625	$79,500	$783
2022	2,723	$55,179	$91,200	$863
2023	2,523	$54,113	$101,700	$830

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	196	7.8%
5 to 17	410	16.3%
18 to 24	145	5.7%
25 to 34	374	14.8%
35 to 44	314	12.4%
45 to 54	279	11.1%
55 to 64	314	12.4%
65 to 74	236	9.4%
75 and over	255	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,475	98.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	48	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate40.3%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	155	8.7%
High school graduate	714	40.3%
Some college or associate's	609	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	196	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	98	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means6.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	817	81.5%
Carpooled	92	9.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	1.4%
Other means	61	6.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	312	31.6%
15 to 29 min	404	40.9%
30 to 44 min	119	12.0%
45 to 59 min	71	7.2%
60+ min	82	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 11.8% (296 of 2,517)

	Count	Share
Family households	676	66.7%
Nonfamily households	338	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,014	85.4%
Vacant	173	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	800	78.9%
Renter-occupied	214	21.1%

1-unit, detached84.8%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,007	84.8%
1-unit, attached	6	0.5%
2 to 4 units	24	2.0%
5 to 19 units	13	1.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	137	11.5%

ZIP Code 26159

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