ZIP Code 26501

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

Population: 19,640
Median household income: $62,173
Median home value: $213,000

ZIP Code 26501 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Monongalia County, West Virginia, home to about 19,640 residents. At $62,173, its median household income sits in line with Monongalia County's $62,704.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 26501's population declined 11.5% from 22,198 to 19,640, while its median gross rent rose 19.3% from $766 to $914.

Owners occupy 59.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,640
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $62,173
Median home value: $213,000
Median gross rent: $914
Housing units: 9,541
Homeownership rate: 59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,19819,640

Median household income

$54,335$62,173

Median home value

$171,800$213,000

Median gross rent

$766$914

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,198	$54,335	$171,800	$766
2020	21,870	$55,906	$174,900	$761
2021	20,206	$55,413	$183,100	$830
2022	19,219	$61,837	$201,700	$893
2023	19,640	$62,173	$213,000	$914

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	712	3.6%
5 to 17	2,135	10.9%
18 to 24	2,381	12.1%
25 to 34	3,018	15.4%
35 to 44	3,011	15.3%
45 to 54	2,764	14.1%
55 to 64	2,689	13.7%
65 to 74	1,988	10.1%
75 and over	942	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,194	87.5%
Black or African American	1,196	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	231	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	170	0.9%
Two or more races	495	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	353	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's21.1%

Bachelor's degree23.2%

Graduate or professional degree21.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	816	5.7%
High school graduate	4,072	28.3%
Some college or associate's	3,047	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,338	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,139	21.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone71.3%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit1.3%

Walked6.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,590	71.3%
Carpooled	1,065	10.0%
Public transit	133	1.3%
Walked	657	6.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,036	9.7%
Other means	157	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,196	33.3%
15 to 29 min	4,151	43.2%
30 to 44 min	1,225	12.8%
45 to 59 min	646	6.7%
60+ min	384	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 16.5% (3,138 of 19,040)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,747	54.6%
Nonfamily households	3,943	45.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,690	91.1%
Vacant	851	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,186	59.7%
Renter-occupied	3,504	40.3%

1-unit, detached59.5%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units13.9%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other9.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,675	59.5%
1-unit, attached	421	4.4%
2 to 4 units	1,330	13.9%
5 to 19 units	847	8.9%
20 or more units	392	4.1%
Mobile home & other	876	9.2%

ZIP Code 26501

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