ZIP Code 26187

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wood County, West Virginia.

Population: 6,100
Median household income: $80,714
Median home value: $183,100

ZIP Code 26187 (Wood County, West Virginia) is home to about 6,100 residents. The median household income of $80,714 is above the Wood County median ($56,193).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 26187's population declined 5.5% from 6,456 to 6,100, while its median gross rent rose 9.5% from $790 to $865.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 96.7% of the population. 84.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,100
Median age: 48.0 yrs
Median household income: $80,714
Median home value: $183,100
Median gross rent: $865
Housing units: 2,921
Homeownership rate: 87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,4566,100

Median household income

$72,830$80,714

Median home value

$156,300$183,100

Median gross rent

$790$865

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,456	$72,830	$156,300	$790
2020	6,169	$74,310	$159,300	$765
2021	5,992	$75,338	$162,600	$842
2022	5,894	$75,266	$187,600	$884
2023	6,100	$80,714	$183,100	$865

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7416.6%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	194	3.2%
5 to 17	848	13.9%
18 to 24	371	6.1%
25 to 34	749	12.3%
35 to 44	600	9.8%
45 to 54	889	14.6%
55 to 64	948	15.5%
65 to 74	1,015	16.6%
75 and over	486	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,898	96.7%
Black or African American	39	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	0.4%
Two or more races	77	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	57	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree16.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	171	3.6%
High school graduate	1,595	34.0%
Some college or associate's	1,276	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	884	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	761	16.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,259	84.2%
Carpooled	108	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	25	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	272	10.1%
Other means	19	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	924	38.3%
15 to 29 min	1,029	42.7%
30 to 44 min	304	12.6%
45 to 59 min	33	1.4%
60+ min	121	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 6.9% (423 of 6,098)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,875	69.1%
Nonfamily households	837	30.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,712	92.8%
Vacant	209	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,360	87.0%
Renter-occupied	352	13.0%

1-unit, detached82.8%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,418	82.8%
1-unit, attached	41	1.4%
2 to 4 units	241	8.3%
5 to 19 units	74	2.5%
20 or more units	8	0.3%
Mobile home & other	139	4.8%

ZIP Code 26187

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