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26034 zip code Chester
Zip Code: 26034
State: West Virginia
Population: 5298
Housing Units: 2380
Land Area: 16.8 square miles
43.5 square kilometers
Water Area: .2 square miles
.6 square kilometers
City Name: Chester
Post Office Name: Chester
County: Hancock
Area Code: 304
Timezone: EST
Latitude: +40.556137
Longitude: -080.565784
State Zip Codes: West Virginia Zip Codes
State Geography: West Virginia Geography


26034 Overview 26034 Demographic 26034 Economic 26034 Housing 26034 Social
General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 5,298 100.0 100%
  Male 2,549 48.1 49.1%
  Female 2,749 51.9 50.9%
Median Age 40.4 (X) 35.3
Under 5 years 290 5.5 6.8%
18 years and over 4,115 77.7 74.3%
65 years and over 932 17.6 12.4%
One race 5,275 99.6 97.6%
  White 5,236 98.8 75.1%
  Black or African American 7 0.1 12.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.0 0.9%
  Asian 23 0.4 3.6%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0 0.1%
  Some other race 9 0.2 5.5%
  Two or more races 23 0.4 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 47 0.9 12.5%
Average Household Size 2.40 (X) 2.59
Average family size 2.88 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 2,380 100.0 100.0%
  Occupied housing units 2,174 91.3 91.0%
    Owner-occupied housing units 1,668 76.7 66.2%
    Renter-occupied housing units 506 23.3 33.8%
  Vacant housing units 206 8.7 9.0%
       
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 3,804 100.0  
  High school graduate or higher 3,225 84.8 80.4%
  Bachelor's degree or higher 396 10.4 24.4%
Civilian veterans 699 16.7 12.7%
Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) 456 15.5 19.2%
Foreign born 54 1.0 11.1%
Now married (population 15 years and over) 2,523 57.1 54.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) 142 2.8 17.9%
       
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 2,550 58.6 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and older) 22.9 (X) 25.5
Median household income (dollars) 30,137 (X) 41,994
Median family income (dollars) 36,829 (X) 50,046
Per capita income (dollars) 18,418 (X) 21,587
  Families below poverty level 137 9.2 9.2%
  Individuals below poverty level 666 12.8 12.4%
       
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 1,232 100.0  
Median value (dollars) 62,000 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)  
  With a Mortgage 636 (X) 1,088
  Not mortgaged 193 (X) 295


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