ZIP Code 26679

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Nicholas County, West Virginia.

Population: 1,180
Median household income: $55,187
Median home value: $175,100

Covering part of Nicholas County, West Virginia, ZIP Code 26679 has about 1,180 residents. At $55,187, its median household income sits above Nicholas County's $49,280.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 26679's population declined 37.5% from 1,889 to 1,180, while its median gross rent fell 6.2% from $1,134 to $1,064.

95.3% of workers drive to work alone. 86.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,180
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $55,187
Median home value: $175,100
Median gross rent: $1,064
Housing units: 1,021
Homeownership rate: 83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8891,180

Median household income

$41,596$55,187

Median home value

$150,300$175,100

Median gross rent

$1,134$1,064

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,889	$41,596	$150,300	$1,134
2020	1,745	$37,276	$155,600	$1,266
2021	1,455	$42,770	$153,000	$1,214
2022	1,237	$45,559	$142,500	$979
2023	1,180	$55,187	$175,100	$1,064

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1728.2%

18 to 241.4%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	333	28.2%
18 to 24	16	1.4%
25 to 34	107	9.1%
35 to 44	170	14.4%
45 to 54	117	9.9%
55 to 64	158	13.4%
65 to 74	172	14.6%
75 and over	107	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,169	99.1%
Black or African American	8	0.7%
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	3	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate53.2%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38	4.6%
High school graduate	442	53.2%
Some college or associate's	180	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	145	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	26	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 41 min

Drove alone95.3%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	384	95.3%
Carpooled	10	2.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	9	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	30	7.4%
15 to 29 min	180	44.7%
30 to 44 min	74	18.4%
45 to 59 min	53	13.2%
60+ min	66	16.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 14.0% (156 of 1,113)

	Count	Share
Family households	239	43.1%
Nonfamily households	315	56.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	554	54.3%
Vacant	467	45.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	461	83.2%
Renter-occupied	93	16.8%

1-unit, detached86.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	878	86.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	143	14.0%

ZIP Code 26679

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