ZIP 26426 · Salem
Who lives in ZIP code 26426 (Salem, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Salem, WV · Doddridge County
uszips 2026
People7,575
Median age46.4
Household income$56,163
Home value$134,921
Median rent$522/mo
Poverty15.1%
College degree+20.4%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Clarksburg, WV (micro)
- Wider region
- Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 21 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,637
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.4% are 65 or older; 81.8% are adults.
Household income
29.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,266.
Education (adults 25+)
34.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.5%
- Never married
- 30.7%
- Divorced
- 15.4%
- Widowed
- 7.5%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 43.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.1%
- Rent burden
- 28.5%
- Men / women
- 57% / 43%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.5%
- Unemployment
- 1.5%
- Self-employed
- 7.8%
- Farmers
- 3.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.3%
- Veterans
- 6.4%
- With a disability
- 17.6%
- No health insurance
- 8.6%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.