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Population and households in ZIP 25231
Household size in ZIP 25231
| Period | ZIP 25231 | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.49 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.51 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.81 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.99 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.51 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
ZIP 25231 is a place of big households: 2.99 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.49 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in ZIP 25231
| Period | ZIP 25231 | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.1 | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 46.1 | 42.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 40.8 | 43.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 31.7 | 43.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −8.3 | +1.9 | +2.3 |
ZIP 25231 is young: half of its residents are under 31.7, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in ZIP 25231
| Period | ZIP 25231 | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.3% | 9.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.0% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 9.3% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.6% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −3.7 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 5.6% of households in ZIP 25231, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in ZIP 25231
Renters in ZIP 25231
| Period | ZIP 25231 | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.4% | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 19.6% | 27.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 8.4% | 26.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 21.7% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +7.3 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
ZIP 25231 is largely a place of homeowners: only 21.7% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 63.0% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in ZIP 25231
| Period | ZIP 25231 | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.9% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 18.3% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.6% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.6% | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.7 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
More homes sit empty in ZIP 25231 than nationally: 12.6%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones. Even so, the rate is lower than in West Virginia as a whole (14.9%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in ZIP 25231
| Period | ZIP 25231 | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1984 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1976 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1989 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1995 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +11 | +6 | +6 |
ZIP 25231 has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1995, versus 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in ZIP 25231
| Period | ZIP 25231 | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $588 | $578 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $344 | $657 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $653 | $759 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $717 | $905 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$129 | +$327 | +$606 |
Rent in ZIP 25231 runs $717 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 18.3% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in ZIP 25231
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 25231
| Period | ZIP 25231 | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.7% | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.8% | 19.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.7% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.6% | 25.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | −3.1 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in ZIP 25231 have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 5.6%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in ZIP 25231
| Period | ZIP 25231 | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 73.1% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 81.5% | 84.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 80.8% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 85.4% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +12.3 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in seven adults in ZIP 25231 never finished high school, more than nationally: 85.4% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in ZIP 25231
| Period | ZIP 25231 | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.6% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 16.6% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.7% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.9% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.7 pts | −1.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment runs high in ZIP 25231: 6.9% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
ZIP 25231 compared with nearby ZIP codes
| ZIP code | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 25231 | 2.99 | 31.7 | 5.6% | 21.7% | 12.6% | 1995 | $717 | 5.6% | 85.4% | 6.9% |
| ZIP 25248 | 2.60 | 39.6 | 4.3% | 20.7% | 9.9% | 1989 | $726 | 5.6% | 87.1% | 6.5% |
| ZIP 25320 | 2.46 | 42.1 | 10.1% | 19.7% | 21.5% | 1979 | $720 | 15.0% | 90.2% | 4.5% |
| ZIP 25243 | 2.33 | 52.2 | 6.3% | 22.8% | 30.3% | 1978 | $612 | 14.0% | 87.4% | 9.2% |
| ZIP 25286 | 2.49 | 51.6 | 2.7% | 15.0% | 20.4% | 1981 | $557 | 12.7% | 86.5% | 8.1% |
| ZIP 25124 | 2.16 | 55.1 | 3.2% | 0.6% | 6.4% | 1979 | $411 | 5.0% | 89.8% | 7.8% |
| ZIP 25245 | 2.35 | 41.6 | 2.8% | 6.4% | 12.3% | 1993 | $512 | 11.4% | 84.8% | 9.5% |
| ZIP 25244 | 2.28 | 50.8 | 2.3% | 11.0% | 12.9% | 1987 | $705 | 9.4% | 89.0% | 10.0% |
| ZIP 25271 | 2.23 | 44.7 | 8.8% | 26.2% | 12.2% | 1980 | $692 | 24.0% | 88.6% | 4.0% |
| ZIP 25011 | 2.53 | 29.4 | 2.0% | 12.7% | 10.7% | 1966 | $845 | 18.0% | 87.6% | 1.9% |
| ZIP 25005 | 3.11 | 44.6 | 3.3% | 6.9% | 15.6% | 1980 | $592 | 11.7% | 81.4% | 14.1% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 25231. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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