ZIP 26160 · Palestine
Who lives in ZIP code 26160 (Palestine, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Palestine, WV · Wirt County
uszips 2026
People1,163
Median age45.6
Household income$48,992
Home value$188,038
Median rent—
Poverty23.0%
College degree+20.0%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
- Wider region
- Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 469
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.3% are 65 or older; 81.6% are adults.
Household income
8.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,094.
Education (adults 25+)
18.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.9%
- Never married
- 24.4%
- Divorced
- 4.2%
- Widowed
- 10.5%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 27.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 98.7%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 35.0%
- Unemployment
- 8.8%
- Self-employed
- 8.6%
- Farmers
- 14.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 11.7%
- With a disability
- 13.1%
- 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.