ZIP Code 26181

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wood County, West Virginia.

Population: 5,708
Median household income: $79,314
Median home value: $200,200

ZIP Code 26181 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wood County, West Virginia, home to about 5,708 residents. Its median household income of $79,314 runs above the Wood County figure of $56,193.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 26181's population declined 9.4% from 6,300 to 5,708, while its median gross rent rose 39.6% from $747 to $1,043.

The median resident is 52.8 years old. The largest age group is 75 and over, 16.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,708
Median age: 52.8 yrs
Median household income: $79,314
Median home value: $200,200
Median gross rent: $1,043
Housing units: 2,599
Homeownership rate: 89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,3005,708

Median household income

$68,576$79,314

Median home value

$166,100$200,200

Median gross rent

$747$1,043

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,300	$68,576	$166,100	$747
2020	6,821	$59,926	$169,700	$784
2021	6,571	$73,719	$169,600	$916
2022	6,658	$80,959	$193,200	$787
2023	5,708	$79,314	$200,200	$1,043

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over16.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	139	2.4%
5 to 17	936	16.4%
18 to 24	365	6.4%
25 to 34	391	6.9%
35 to 44	615	10.8%
45 to 54	619	10.8%
55 to 64	799	14.0%
65 to 74	888	15.6%
75 and over	956	16.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,492	96.2%
Black or African American	27	0.5%
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	75	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	114	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate22.3%

Some college or associate's40.5%

Bachelor's degree25.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	106	2.5%
High school graduate	953	22.3%
Some college or associate's	1,727	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,073	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	409	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone85.4%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,985	85.4%
Carpooled	76	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	229	9.9%
Other means	10	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	788	37.6%
15 to 29 min	1,069	51.0%
30 to 44 min	192	9.2%
45 to 59 min	21	1.0%
60+ min	25	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 5.2% (299 of 5,702)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,722	72.6%
Nonfamily households	650	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,372	91.3%
Vacant	227	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,110	89.0%
Renter-occupied	262	11.0%

1-unit, detached92.5%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,404	92.5%
1-unit, attached	15	0.6%
2 to 4 units	48	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	132	5.1%

ZIP Code 26181

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