ZIP 24892 · War
Who lives in ZIP code 24892 (War, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
War, WV · McDowell County
uszips 2026
People1,193
Median age38.7
Household income$36,707
Home value—
Median rent$726/mo
Poverty24.3%
College degree+3.3%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 12 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 464
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.2% are 65 or older; 81.7% are adults.
Household income
18.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $19,336.
Education (adults 25+)
0.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.3%
- Never married
- 33.7%
- Divorced
- 9.3%
- Widowed
- 13.8%
- Family size
- 3.04
- Dual-income families
- 33.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 51.1%
- Rent burden
- 23.8%
- Men / women
- 48% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 34.6%
- Unemployment
- 1.1%
- Self-employed
- 5.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 2.5%
- With a disability
- 18.4%
- No health insurance
- 9.9%
- Limited English
- 3.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.