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26537 Zip Code Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 26537 Zip Code is $24,028, which is about the same as the state average of $23,237 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. 26537 Zip Code median household income is $41,985, which has grown by 49.48% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 40.01% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average 26537 Zip Code residents spend 25.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 25.3 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #156

26537 Zip Code	24,028 USD
West Virginia	23,237 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

26537 Zip Code	27,804 USD
West Virginia	27,022 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

26537 Zip Code	36,717 USD
West Virginia	34,030 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

26537 Zip Code	18,881 USD
West Virginia	21,583 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

26537 Zip Code	41,985 USD
West Virginia	41,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

26537 Zip Code	56,371 USD
West Virginia	55,976 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

26537 Zip Code	49.48%
West Virginia	40.01%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	26537 Zip Code		West Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.25%	$9,424, see rank	17.03%	$11,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.90%	$15,453, see rank	38.80%	$17,128	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.55%	$1,051, see rank	2.29%	$2,899	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.40%	$15,303, see rank	23.52%	$17,388	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

26537 Zip Code	53,077 USD
West Virginia	52,875 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

26537 Zip Code	66,290 USD
West Virginia	67,024 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	26537 Zip Code	West Virginia	U.S.
White	$42,938, see rank	$42,140	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	26537 Zip Code	West Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$57,419, see rank	$20,057	$25,788
25 to 44	$45,774, see rank	$48,823	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,947, see rank	$49,530	$65,027
65 or over	$29,744, see rank	$30,724	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	26537 Zip Code	West Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,627, see rank	1,513,749	248,775,628
Male¹	2,248, 48.58%, see rank	48.90%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,562, 69.48%, see rank	59.36%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	78, 3.47%, see rank	0.14%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,484, 66.01%, see rank	59.22%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,302, 87.74%, see rank	90.78%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	182, 12.26%, see rank	9.22%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	686, 30.52%, see rank	40.64%	30.72%
Female¹	2,379, 51.42%, see rank	51.10%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,197, 50.32%, see rank	49.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,197, 50.32%, see rank	49.37%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,146, 95.74%, see rank	93.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	51, 4.26%, see rank	6.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,182, 49.68%, see rank	50.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	26537 Zip Code	West Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,454, 100%	736,438	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,003, 81.62%, see rank	82.32%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	233, 9.49%, see rank	10.25%	9.59%
Public Transportation	24, 0.98%, see rank	0.75%	5.06%
Walked	131, 5.34%, see rank	2.85%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.01%	1.79%
Worked at Home	63, 2.57%, see rank	2.84%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

26537 Zip Code	25.6 minutes
West Virginia	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	26537 Zip Code	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,448	753,227	143,435,233
Male¹	1,302, 53.19%, see rank	52.83%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	329, 25.27%, see rank	25.96%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	153, 11.75%, see rank	14.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	224, 17.20%, see rank	15.68%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12, 0.92%, see rank	0.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	252, 19.35%, see rank	14.35%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	291, 22.35%, see rank	21.14%	17.94%
Female¹	1,146, 46.81%, see rank	47.17%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	518, 45.20%, see rank	37.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	267, 23.30%, see rank	23.73%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	306, 26.70%, see rank	34.05%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	55, 4.80%, see rank	4.03%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	26537 Zip Code	West Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,448, 100%	753,227	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	277, 11.32%, see rank	5.33%	1.96%
Construction	102, 4.17%, see rank	6.31%	6.17%
Manufacturing	147, 6.00%, see rank	8.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	9, 0.37%, see rank	2.16%	2.75%
Retail Trade	222, 9.07%, see rank	12.57%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	170, 6.94%, see rank	5.40%	4.93%
Information	37, 1.51%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	56, 2.29%, see rank	4.21%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	273, 11.15%, see rank	7.73%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	765, 31.25%, see rank	26.45%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	120, 4.90%, see rank	9.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	184, 7.52%, see rank	6.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	86, 3.51%, see rank	4.35%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	26537 Zip Code	%	West Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	867	15.86%, see rank	18.13%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	172	11.04%, see rank	13.11%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.