ZIP 26717 · Elk Garden
Who lives in ZIP code 26717 (Elk Garden, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Elk Garden, WV · Mineral County
uszips 2026
People1,593
Median age29.8
Household income$74,712
Home value$93,729
Median rent—
Poverty13.7%
College degree+7.5%
Commute48 min
Place
- Metro area
- Cumberland, MD-WV (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 15 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 473
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.9% are 65 or older; 61.8% are adults.
Household income
14.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,875.
Education (adults 25+)
10.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.7%
- Never married
- 24.0%
- Divorced
- 8.9%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 3.64
- Dual-income families
- 32.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 96.8%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 41.2%
- Unemployment
- 8.5%
- Self-employed
- 6.5%
- Farmers
- 6.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 4.3%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 9.0%
- No health insurance
- 2.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.