Ballard, WV
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ballard, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,677. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet BALLARD-WV · Ballard, WV 1 ZIPs · 1,677 pop · #16080/25278 · Monroe County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $63,594
- RANK-LOWER #16080/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gap Mills
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 79% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,677
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $140,800
Nearest income peer: Gap Mills, WV ( $994 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 Ballard
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ballard on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Secondcreek · lowest $21,446
Secondcreek · lowest
$21,446 median HH income
- Greenville · near
Greenville · near
$51,848 median HH income
- Peterstown · near
Peterstown · near
$55,179 median HH income
- Gap Mills · near
Gap Mills · near
$62,600 median HH income
- Ballard · this city
Ballard · this city
$63,594 median HH income
- Lindside · highest
Lindside · highest
$70,559 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, Ballard, WV sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 36th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,677
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $63,594
- 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.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $63,594 and poverty 26.7% concentrate in 24918.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ballard as a pure owner town.
Within West Virginia, Pratt is the closest lower-income city and Heaters the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ballard.
Population concentration
Ballard's single ZIP 24918 carries the town
Ballard is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 24918 is the entire residential footprint (1,677 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Ballard
Citywide ZBP: 7 establishments, 24 employees , annual payroll $591k (~4 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24918 (7 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Ballard, WV
These ZIP codes sit in Monroe County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ballard. See the Monroe County roll-up →
Ballard sits in the upper half of Monroe County on income: Peterstown, Union and Sinks Grove report less, while Lindside reports more. Secondcreek marks the far end of that range at $21,446, 66% below Ballard.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24918 | 1,677 | $63,594 | 7 | 15 |
Ballard 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 Ballard, .