ZIP 24739 · Princeton
Who lives in ZIP code 24739 (Princeton, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Princeton, WV · Mercer County
uszips 2026
People13,981
Median age47.1
Household income$61,436
Home value$111,039
Median rent$875/mo
Poverty13.4%
College degree+23.8%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bluefield, WV-VA (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 43 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,866
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.9% are 65 or older; 80.4% are adults.
Household income
25.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,007.
Education (adults 25+)
43.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.5%
- Never married
- 23.0%
- Divorced
- 18.0%
- Widowed
- 10.5%
- Family size
- 2.89
- Dual-income families
- 48.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.9%
- Rent burden
- 34.3%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.3%
- Unemployment
- 1.9%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 8.1%
- With a disability
- 23.8%
- No health insurance
- 3.8%
- Limited English
- 2.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.