ZIP Code 26288

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Webster County, West Virginia.

Population: 2,958
Median household income: $37,348
Median home value: $88,300

Covering part of Webster County, West Virginia, ZIP Code 26288 has about 2,958 residents. At $37,348, its median household income sits below Webster County's $42,061.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 26288's population declined 9.6% from 3,273 to 2,958, while its median gross rent fell 12.7% from $598 to $522.

The median gross rent is $522. 18.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,958
Median age: 52.2 yrs
Median household income: $37,348
Median home value: $88,300
Median gross rent: $522
Housing units: 1,853
Homeownership rate: 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2732,958

Median household income

$40,969$37,348

Median home value

$76,900$88,300

Median gross rent

$598$522

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,273	$40,969	$76,900	$598
2020	3,456	$37,670	$82,000	$538
2021	3,651	$34,270	$83,000	$607
2022	3,024	$37,500	$84,200	$660
2023	2,958	$37,348	$88,300	$522

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 347.5%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7417.4%

75 and over12.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	80	2.7%
5 to 17	299	10.1%
18 to 24	222	7.5%
25 to 34	221	7.5%
35 to 44	413	14.0%
45 to 54	337	11.4%
55 to 64	495	16.7%
65 to 74	515	17.4%
75 and over	376	12.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,818	95.3%
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	137	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.7%

High school graduate40.1%

Some college or associate's17.7%

Bachelor's degree14.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	558	23.7%
High school graduate	944	40.1%
Some college or associate's	418	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	350	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	87	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	757	78.4%
Carpooled	118	12.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	42	4.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	2.7%
Other means	22	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	343	36.5%
15 to 29 min	166	17.7%
30 to 44 min	122	13.0%
45 to 59 min	71	7.6%
60+ min	237	25.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 23.8% (703 of 2,958)

	Count	Share
Family households	693	59.3%
Nonfamily households	476	40.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,169	63.1%
Vacant	684	36.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	872	74.6%
Renter-occupied	297	25.4%

1-unit, detached71.8%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other22.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,330	71.8%
1-unit, attached	4	0.2%
2 to 4 units	14	0.8%
5 to 19 units	32	1.7%
20 or more units	66	3.6%
Mobile home & other	407	22.0%

ZIP Code 26288

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