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Bethany, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bethany, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,243. 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 BETHANY-WV · Bethany, WV 1 ZIPs · 1,243 pop · #18473/25278 · Brooke County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $58,750
  • RANK-LOWER #18473/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Follansbee
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,243
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $116,300

Nearest income peer: Follansbee, WV (+ $758 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 Bethany

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

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.

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bethany, WV sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

27th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,243
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,750
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 $58,750 and poverty 7.1% concentrate in 26032.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bethany as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Bethany's single ZIP 26032 carries the town

Bethany is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 26032 is the entire residential footprint (1,243 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 Bethany

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 393 employees , annual payroll $9,526k (~5 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26032 (6 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Bethany, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Brooke County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bethany. See the Brooke County roll-up →

No other city sharing Brooke County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Bethany. Wellsburg, Beech Bottom and Windsor Heights sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Beech Bottom marks the far end of that range at $33,125, 44% below Bethany.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26032 1,243 $58,750 6 40
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Bethany 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 Bethany, .