ZIP 26554 · Fairmont
Who lives in ZIP code 26554 (Fairmont, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fairmont, WV · Marion County
uszips 2026
People42,118
Median age38.6
Household income$69,712
Home value$183,277
Median rent$978/mo
Poverty13.3%
College degree+31.9%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Fairmont, WV (micro)
- Wider region
- Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 123 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,781
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.4% are 65 or older; 81.0% are adults.
Household income
31.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,780.
Education (adults 25+)
45.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.2%
- Never married
- 32.4%
- Divorced
- 12.7%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 48.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.2%
- Rent burden
- 26.9%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.6%
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
- Self-employed
- 9.2%
- Farmers
- 0.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.4%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 17.0%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.