ZIP Code 26847

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Grant County, West Virginia.

Population: 5,535
Median household income: $54,611
Median home value: $169,000

ZIP Code 26847 (Grant County, West Virginia) is home to about 5,535 residents. At $54,611, its median household income sits below Grant County's $61,530.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 26847's population declined 13.8% from 6,424 to 5,535, while its median gross rent rose 8.9% from $550 to $599.

20.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,535
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: $54,611
Median home value: $169,000
Median gross rent: $599
Housing units: 2,812
Homeownership rate: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,4245,535

Median household income

$38,858$54,611

Median home value

$127,400$169,000

Median gross rent

$550$599

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,424	$38,858	$127,400	$550
2020	6,088	$41,527	$133,000	$536
2021	5,825	$46,536	$137,600	$582
2022	5,757	$51,898	$155,000	$627
2023	5,535	$54,611	$169,000	$599

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7415.2%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	251	4.5%
5 to 17	849	15.3%
18 to 24	398	7.2%
25 to 34	649	11.7%
35 to 44	512	9.3%
45 to 54	718	13.0%
55 to 64	742	13.4%
65 to 74	840	15.2%
75 and over	576	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,199	93.9%
Black or African American	69	1.2%
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	198	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	69	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate47.5%

Some college or associate's22.9%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	378	9.4%
High school graduate	1,918	47.5%
Some college or associate's	923	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	625	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	193	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone87.6%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,052	87.6%
Carpooled	81	3.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	59	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	116	5.0%
Other means	35	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,022	45.9%
15 to 29 min	946	42.5%
30 to 44 min	122	5.5%
45 to 59 min	35	1.6%
60+ min	102	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 15.4% (836 of 5,426)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,384	62.8%
Nonfamily households	820	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,204	78.4%
Vacant	608	21.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,587	72.0%
Renter-occupied	617	28.0%

1-unit, detached74.6%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,098	74.6%
1-unit, attached	10	0.4%
2 to 4 units	119	4.2%
5 to 19 units	202	7.2%
20 or more units	9	0.3%
Mobile home & other	374	13.3%

ZIP Code 26847

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