ZIP 26161 · Petroleum
Who lives in ZIP code 26161 (Petroleum, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Petroleum, WV · Ritchie County
uszips 2026
People415
Median age62.5
Household income—
Home value$167,991
Median rent—
Poverty33.3%
College degree+7.4%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 174
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
30.8% are 65 or older; 78.8% are adults.
Household income
22.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,770.
Education (adults 25+)
45.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.3%
- Never married
- 4.0%
- Divorced
- 25.4%
- Widowed
- 26.3%
- Family size
- 2.35
- Dual-income families
- 45.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 100.0%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 33.6%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 0.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 5.2%
- With a disability
- 21.7%
- No health insurance
- 14.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.