ZIP Code 26415

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ritchie County, West Virginia.

Population: 3,450
Median household income: $61,761
Median home value: $105,800

ZIP Code 26415 (Ritchie County, West Virginia) is home to about 3,450 residents. At $61,761, its median household income sits above Ritchie County's $50,256.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 26415's population declined 2.1% from 3,525 to 3,450, while its median gross rent rose 61.8% from $508 to $822.

13.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.62 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,450
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $61,761
Median home value: $105,800
Median gross rent: $822
Housing units: 1,325
Homeownership rate: 90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5253,450

Median household income

$53,676$61,761

Median home value

$88,700$105,800

Median gross rent

$508$822

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,525	$53,676	$88,700	$508
2020	3,911	$56,486	$88,300	$408
2021	3,558	$57,153	$85,700	—
2022	3,602	$62,905	$99,600	$763
2023	3,450	$61,761	$105,800	$822

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3418.9%

35 to 4417.9%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	112	3.2%
5 to 17	329	9.5%
18 to 24	182	5.3%
25 to 34	652	18.9%
35 to 44	616	17.9%
45 to 54	577	16.7%
55 to 64	314	9.1%
65 to 74	386	11.2%
75 and over	282	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,249	94.2%
Black or African American	100	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	76	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.2%

High school graduate44.3%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	572	20.2%
High school graduate	1,251	44.3%
Some college or associate's	722	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	244	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	38	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled18.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	856	75.7%
Carpooled	212	18.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	3.9%
Other means	12	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	199	18.3%
15 to 29 min	294	27.0%
30 to 44 min	316	29.1%
45 to 59 min	90	8.3%
60+ min	188	17.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 13.3% (353 of 2,646)

	Count	Share
Family households	753	73.5%
Nonfamily households	272	26.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,025	77.4%
Vacant	300	22.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	931	90.8%
Renter-occupied	94	9.2%

1-unit, detached74.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other23.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	993	74.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19	1.4%
5 to 19 units	5	0.4%
20 or more units	2	0.2%
Mobile home & other	306	23.1%

ZIP Code 26415

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