ZIP 26537 · Kingwood
Who lives in ZIP code 26537 (Kingwood, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Kingwood, WV · Preston County
uszips 2026
People5,276
Median age45.4
Household income$59,844
Home value$171,755
Median rent$687/mo
Poverty14.1%
College degree+25.2%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Morgantown, WV
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 49 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,310
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.0% are 65 or older; 80.7% are adults.
Household income
28.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,682.
Education (adults 25+)
44.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.4%
- Never married
- 28.1%
- Divorced
- 11.8%
- Widowed
- 8.7%
- Family size
- 2.75
- Dual-income families
- 44.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.5%
- Rent burden
- 17.9%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.8%
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
- Self-employed
- 8.1%
- Farmers
- 2.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.1%
- Veterans
- 4.9%
- With a disability
- 19.8%
- No health insurance
- 8.0%
- Limited English
- 2.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.