ZIP Code 26205

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Nicholas County, West Virginia.

Population: 2,257
Median household income: $30,757
Median home value: $97,300

ZIP Code 26205 (Nicholas County, West Virginia) is home to about 2,257 residents. Its median household income of $30,757 runs below the Nicholas County figure of $49,280.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 26205's population declined 36.8% from 3,572 to 2,257, while its median gross rent was little changed from $602 to $607.

The typical home was built around 1978. 15.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,257
Median age: 53.1 yrs
Median household income: $30,757
Median home value: $97,300
Median gross rent: $607
Housing units: 1,405
Homeownership rate: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5722,257

Median household income

$42,865$30,757

Median home value

$88,800$97,300

Median gross rent

$602$607

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,572	$42,865	$88,800	$602
2020	3,469	$41,622	$87,200	$529
2021	3,329	$43,355	$80,600	$563
2022	2,970	$36,667	$101,500	$554
2023	2,257	$30,757	$97,300	$607

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 176.5%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 346.6%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6420.2%

65 to 7420.2%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	123	5.4%
5 to 17	147	6.5%
18 to 24	281	12.5%
25 to 34	149	6.6%
35 to 44	222	9.8%
45 to 54	246	10.9%
55 to 64	457	20.2%
65 to 74	456	20.2%
75 and over	176	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,155	95.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	30	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	37	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	35	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.9%

High school graduate46.4%

Some college or associate's19.8%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree12.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	255	14.9%
High school graduate	792	46.4%
Some college or associate's	337	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	116	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	206	12.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit2.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	499	76.2%
Carpooled	97	14.8%
Public transit	18	2.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	41	6.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	293	47.7%
15 to 29 min	178	29.0%
30 to 44 min	44	7.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	99	16.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 15.6% (353 of 2,257)

	Count	Share
Family households	549	52.4%
Nonfamily households	499	47.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,048	74.6%
Vacant	357	25.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	772	73.7%
Renter-occupied	276	26.3%

1-unit, detached55.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units14.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	784	55.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23	1.6%
5 to 19 units	196	14.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	402	28.6%

ZIP Code 26205

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