ZIP Code 26505

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

Population: 37,691
Median household income: $42,275
Median home value: $265,100

ZIP Code 26505 (Monongalia County, West Virginia) is home to about 37,691 residents. At $42,275, its median household income sits below Monongalia County's $62,704.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 26505's population declined 3.9% from 39,235 to 37,691, while its median gross rent rose 10.7% from $851 to $942.

Owners occupy 33.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 25.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,691
Median age: 25.2 yrs
Median household income: $42,275
Median home value: $265,100
Median gross rent: $942
Housing units: 19,220
Homeownership rate: 33.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,23537,691

Median household income

$39,271$42,275

Median home value

$215,100$265,100

Median gross rent

$851$942

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,235	$39,271	$215,100	$851
2020	39,487	$41,594	$228,100	$861
2021	36,066	$40,909	$232,100	$875
2022	38,056	$41,817	$258,400	$931
2023	37,691	$42,275	$265,100	$942

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 177.3%

18 to 2438.2%

25 to 3418.3%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 545.8%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,483	3.9%
5 to 17	2,769	7.3%
18 to 24	14,409	38.2%
25 to 34	6,899	18.3%
35 to 44	2,958	7.8%
45 to 54	2,179	5.8%
55 to 64	3,188	8.5%
65 to 74	2,142	5.7%
75 and over	1,664	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,731	81.5%
Black or African American	1,399	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.0%
Asian	2,440	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	395	1.0%
Two or more races	1,438	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,275	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate19.2%

Some college or associate's18.4%

Bachelor's degree24.0%

Graduate or professional degree31.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,363	7.2%
High school graduate	3,656	19.2%
Some college or associate's	3,506	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,572	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5,933	31.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone66.0%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit2.6%

Walked9.7%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,494	66.0%
Carpooled	1,484	7.8%
Public transit	497	2.6%
Walked	1,828	9.7%
Bicycle	89	0.5%
Worked from home	2,277	12.0%
Other means	269	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,515	51.1%
15 to 29 min	5,090	30.6%
30 to 44 min	1,735	10.4%
45 to 59 min	521	3.1%
60+ min	800	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 32.8% (10,999 of 33,499)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,135	37.4%
Nonfamily households	10,257	62.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,392	85.3%
Vacant	2,828	14.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,448	33.2%
Renter-occupied	10,944	66.8%

1-unit, detached30.7%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units16.3%

5 to 19 units23.8%

20 or more units18.4%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,898	30.7%
1-unit, attached	1,357	7.1%
2 to 4 units	3,125	16.3%
5 to 19 units	4,583	23.8%
20 or more units	3,538	18.4%
Mobile home & other	719	3.7%

ZIP Code 26505

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