ZIP 26159 · Paden City
Who lives in ZIP code 26159 (Paden City, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Paden City, WV · Wetzel County
uszips 2026
People2,446
Median age40.6
Household income$66,190
Home value$104,251
Median rent$719/mo
Poverty12.0%
College degree+15.5%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 930 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 968
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.2% are 65 or older; 75.7% are adults.
Household income
24.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,147.
Education (adults 25+)
35.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.4%
- Never married
- 26.3%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 6.8%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 39.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.6%
- Rent burden
- 17.6%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.0%
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
- Self-employed
- 7.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.0%
- Veterans
- 10.4%
- With a disability
- 17.1%
- No health insurance
- 4.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.