ZIP Code 26362

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ritchie County, West Virginia.

Population: 2,904
Median household income: $47,180
Median home value: $110,000

Covering part of Ritchie County, West Virginia, ZIP Code 26362 has about 2,904 residents. At $47,180, its median household income sits below Ritchie County's $50,256.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 26362's population declined 10.1% from 3,232 to 2,904, while its median gross rent fell 1.4% from $634 to $625.

74.3% of workers drive to work alone. 64.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,904
Median age: 48.3 yrs
Median household income: $47,180
Median home value: $110,000
Median gross rent: $625
Housing units: 1,371
Homeownership rate: 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2322,904

Median household income

$37,500$47,180

Median home value

$106,100$110,000

Median gross rent

$634$625

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,232	$37,500	$106,100	$634
2020	3,301	$40,387	$109,300	$617
2021	2,851	$42,115	$103,000	$628
2022	2,856	$43,017	$107,700	$696
2023	2,904	$47,180	$110,000	$625

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	94	3.2%
5 to 17	468	16.1%
18 to 24	173	6.0%
25 to 34	254	8.7%
35 to 44	390	13.4%
45 to 54	365	12.6%
55 to 64	483	16.6%
65 to 74	400	13.8%
75 and over	277	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,802	96.5%
Black or African American	10	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	50	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.6%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's22.5%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	381	17.6%
High school graduate	946	43.6%
Some college or associate's	487	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	295	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	60	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	788	74.3%
Carpooled	107	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	152	14.3%
Other means	4	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	266	29.3%
15 to 29 min	189	20.8%
30 to 44 min	198	21.8%
45 to 59 min	182	20.0%
60+ min	74	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 24.1% (686 of 2,841)

	Count	Share
Family households	759	65.4%
Nonfamily households	402	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,161	84.7%
Vacant	210	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	946	81.5%
Renter-occupied	215	18.5%

1-unit, detached64.0%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other26.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	878	64.0%
1-unit, attached	34	2.5%
2 to 4 units	26	1.9%
5 to 19 units	52	3.8%
20 or more units	20	1.5%
Mobile home & other	361	26.3%

ZIP Code 26362

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