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Benwood, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Benwood, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,755. 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 BENWOOD-WV · Benwood, WV 1 ZIPs · 1,755 pop · #22676/25278 · Marshall County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $46,797
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22676/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Proctor
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,755
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $78,300

Nearest income peer: Proctor, WV (+ $3,024 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 Benwood

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Benwood on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Benwood, 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.

10th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,755
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$46,797
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 ($46,797 average) · poverty 25.5%. The primary code (26031) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.0%) for this income tier, rent $811 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within West Virginia, Seth is the closest lower-income city and Danese the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Benwood.

Population concentration

Benwood reads through its lone ZIP, 26031

1,755 ACS residents, one ZIP: 26031 is not the leading code inside Benwood, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Benwood's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 51 establishments, 1,146 employees , annual payroll $78,373k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26031 (51 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (12) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Benwood, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Marshall County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Benwood. See the Marshall County roll-up →

Benwood sits in the lower half of Marshall County on income: Moundsville, Cameron and Glen Dale report more, and only Mcmechen reports less. Glen Dale marks the far end of that range at $76,875, 64% above Benwood.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26031 1,755 $46,797 51 248
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Benwood 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 Benwood, .