Alkol, WV
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alkol, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,130. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
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ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ALKOL-WV · Alkol, WV 1 ZIPs · 1,130 pop · #23598/25278 · Lincoln County
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $42,188
- RANK-BOTTOM #23598/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Branchland
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 94% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,130
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $109,900
Nearest income peer: Branchland, WV (+ $1,825 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Alkol
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alkol on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Midkiff · lowest $2,499
Midkiff · lowest
$2,499 median HH income
- Spurlockville · near
Spurlockville · near
$34,966 median HH income
- Harts · near
Harts · near
$40,194 median HH income
- Alkol · this city
Alkol · this city
$42,188 median HH income
- Branchland · near
Branchland · near
$44,013 median HH income
- West Hamlin · near
West Hamlin · near
$49,201 median HH income
- Hamlin · highest
Hamlin · highest
$66,563 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alkol, WV sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 7th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,130
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $42,188
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($42,188 average) · poverty 27.7%. The primary code (25501) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (94.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within West Virginia, Fisher is the closest lower-income city and Piedmont the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alkol.
Population concentration
Alkol reads through its lone ZIP, 25501
1,130 ACS residents, one ZIP: 25501 is not the leading code inside Alkol, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Alkol
Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 18 employees , annual payroll $903k (~4 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 25501 (5 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .
ZIP Codes in Alkol, WV
These ZIP codes sit in Lincoln County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alkol. See the Lincoln County roll-up →
Alkol lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Lincoln County: Branchland, Alum Creek and Hamlin earn more and Harts, Ranger and Spurlockville earn less. Midkiff marks the far end of that range at $2,499, 94% below Alkol.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25501 | 1,130 | $42,188 | 5 | 18 |
Alkol roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Alkol, .