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26519

Albright, WV · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,363
Median household income
$54,328
People below poverty
14.9%
Median home value
$128,500

Income

The median income of households in 26519 was $54,328. An estimated 8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 26519 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8
$10,000 to $14,999 1.1
$15,000 to $24,999 11.3
$25,000 to $34,999 3.4
$35,000 to $49,999 8.8
$50,000 to $74,999 33.4
$75,000 to $99,999 9.4
$100,000 to $149,999 15.1
$150,000 to $199,999 6
$200,000 or more 3.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 26519 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 36371
Female 26381

An estimated 84.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 24.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,912. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 26519 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84.4
Social Security 24.2
Retirement income 28.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.8
Cash public assistance income 3.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 26519 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.5

In 2020-2024, 16.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 49.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 20.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 35% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 26519 in 2020-2024, 90.6% had health insurance coverage and 9.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 70.6% and public coverage was 29.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 26519 had a total population of 2,363 - 1,086 (46%) females and 1,277 (54%) males. The median age was 36.4 years. An estimated 20.3% of the population was under 18 years, 44% was 19 to 44 years, 21.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 26519 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 169 50
5 to 9 32 60
10 to 14 114 16
15 to 19 13 37
20 to 24 171 130
25 to 29 177 63
30 to 34 43 72
35 to 39 33 105
40 to 44 126 121
45 to 49 19 73
50 to 54 47 70
55 to 59 166 70
60 to 64 18 43
65 to 69 70 74
70 to 74 30 28
75 to 79 43 51
80 to 84 2 13
85 and over 4 10

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 98.5% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 26% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.2% of the people in 26519 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 98.4% of the people in 26519 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 850 households in 26519. The average household size was 2.78 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.2% of the households in 26519 while cohabiting couple households made up 15.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.1% of all households, while 17.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.1% of all households.

In 26519, 31.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 26519 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.2
Cohabiting Couples 15.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 48.9% of males and 49.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.4 28.8
Now married, except separated 48.9 49.4
Separated 0 0.7
Widowed 1 11.7
Divorced 16.7 9.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 26519, 68 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 76.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.7% of the people living in 26519 were U.S. natives. 81% of the 26519 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.3% of 26519 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 26519 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 26519.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 26519 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 33.3
Europe 66.7
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 26519 in 2020-2024, 0.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.6% of people at least five years old; 0% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 26519 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.6
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90 % of the people at least one year old living in 26519 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 26519 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90
Different house, same county 7.7
Different county, same state 2.1
Different state 0
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 12% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 26519 was 358 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 30 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 273. College or graduate school enrollment was 55.

Educational Attainment of People in 26519 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.2
High school diploma or equivalency 48.1
Some college, no degree 16.4
Associate's degree 10.2
Bachelor's degree 8
Graduate or professional degree 4.1

Disability

In 26519, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.1% of people under 18 years old, to 9.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 29.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 26519, 68.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 21.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 995 75.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 281 21.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 46 3.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 26519 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 26519 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.1
Construction 9.5
Manufacturing 16.9
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 3.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.2
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 39.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.2
Other Services, except public administration 0.8
Public administration 5.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 26519 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 328 24.8
Service occupations 386 29.2
Sales and office occupations 169 12.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 187 14.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 252 19.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 67.6% of 26519 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 25.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 26519 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 67.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 25.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.7
Other means 0
Worked from home 6.5

In 2020-2024, 26519 had a total of 883 housing units. Of these housing units, 72.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 10.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 14.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 26519 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 72.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 10.8
Mobile homes 14.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 2.2

9.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 10.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 26519 was 6.5 rooms, and of these housing units 83.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 26519 had 850 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 33 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 70.8% while renters occupied 29.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.19 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.78.

2.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 15.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.9% and another 33.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 26519:

House Heating Fuel Used in 26519 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 30.4
Electricity 40.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 18.1
All other fuels 10.7
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 26519 was $128,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 41.2 % had a mortgage. 58.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,263 and for owners without a mortgage it was $387.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 26519 was $682. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.