ZIP 26206 · Cowen
Who lives in ZIP code 26206 (Cowen, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cowen, WV · Webster County
uszips 2026
People2,807
Median age45.2
Household income$44,042
Home value$72,445
Median rent$699/mo
Poverty24.7%
College degree+8.4%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 10 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 965
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.0% are 65 or older; 73.5% are adults.
Household income
17.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,353.
Education (adults 25+)
31.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.0%
- Never married
- 15.9%
- Divorced
- 17.4%
- Widowed
- 5.7%
- Family size
- 3.49
- Dual-income families
- 28.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.8%
- Rent burden
- 68.7%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 42.6%
- Unemployment
- 7.5%
- Self-employed
- 7.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 2.2%
- Veterans
- 9.6%
- With a disability
- 24.8%
- No health insurance
- 7.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.