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ZIP Code 26542 demographics

Cities: 1

Total housing units: 963

Population: 1,947

ZIP Code 26542 location, demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics.

ZIP Code 26542 Location

The list below contains cities and counties that use ZIP Code 26542.

26542 state: West Virginia
26542 counties: Monongalia County, Preston County
26542 city: Masontown town

ZIP Code 26542 population: 1,947

Population

Year	Population
2021	1,947
2020	2,370
2019	2,486
2018	2,526
2017	2,553
2016	2,584
2015	2,198
2014	2,512
2013	2,804
2012	2,802
2011	2,729

Census data for ZIP Code 26542

Demographic and housing estimates in ZIP Code 26542

Total population
Total population	1,947
Male	1,045
Female	902

Population by age
Total population	1,947
Under 5 years	93
5 to 9 years	136
10 to 14 years	83
15 to 19 years	66
20 to 24 years	62
25 to 34 years	363
35 to 44 years	79
45 to 54 years	302
55 to 59 years	83
60 to 64 years	150
65 to 74 years	391
75 to 84 years	99
85 years and over	40
Median age (years)	49.1
Under 18 years	359
16 years and over	1,606
18 years and over	1,588
21 years and over	1,565
62 years and over	610
65 years and over	530

Population by race
Total population	1,947
One race	1,908
White	1,892
Black or African American	0
American Indian and Alaska Native	0
Asian	0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	16
Two or more races	39

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	1,588
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	863
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	725

Social characteristics in ZIP Code 26542

Households by type
Total households	821
Family households (families)	459
Married-couple family	74
Male householder, no wife present, family	182
Female householder, no husband present, family	158
Nonfamily households	106
Average household size	365
Average family size	2.37

Economic characteristics in ZIP Code 26542

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	821
Less than $10,000	58
$10,000 to $14,999	40
$15,000 to $24,999	45
$25,000 to $34,999	69
$35,000 to $49,999	110
$50,000 to $74,999	247
$75,000 to $99,999	122
$100,000 to $149,999	82
$150,000 to $199,999	16
$200,000 or more	32
Median household income (dollars)	59,650

Housing characteristics in ZIP Code 26542

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	963
Occupied housing units	821
Vacant housing units	142

Units in structure
Total housing units	963
1-unit, detached	636
1-unit, attached	0
2 units	27
3 or 4 units	29
5 to 9 units	8
10 to 19 units	8
20 or more units	7
Mobile home	248
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	963
Built 2014 or later	3
Built 2010 to 2013	28
Built 2000 to 2009	133
Built 1990 to 1999	127
Built 1980 to 1989	188
Built 1970 to 1979	87
Built 1960 to 1969	57
Built 1950 to 1959	96
Built 1940 to 1949	88
Built 1939 or earlier	156

Rooms
Total housing units	963
1 room	0
2 rooms	11
3 rooms	78
4 rooms	147
5 rooms	113
6 rooms	257
7 rooms	79
8 rooms	78
9 rooms or more	200
Median rooms	6.0

Bedrooms
Total housing units	963
No bedroom	0
1 bedroom	74
2 bedrooms	251
3 bedrooms	482
4 bedrooms	140
5 or more bedrooms	16

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	821
Owner-occupied	703
Renter-occupied	118
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.40
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.19

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	821
Moved in 2017 or later	40
Moved in 2015 to 2016	159
Moved in 2010 to 2014	104
Moved in 2000 to 2009	204
Moved in 1990 to 1999	153
Moved in 1989 and earlier	161

Value
Owner-occupied units	703
Less than $50,000	165
$50,000 to $99,999	66
$100,000 to $149,999	166
$150,000 to $199,999	120
$200,000 to $299,999	94
$300,000 to $499,999	44
$500,000 to $999,999	48
$1,000,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	135,800

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	703
Housing units with a mortgage	305
Housing units without a mortgage	398

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	111
Less than $500	29
$500 to $999	54
$1,000 to $1,499	28
$1,500 to $1,999	0
$2,000 to $2,499	0
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	622
No rent paid	7

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