Bowden, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bowden, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 303. 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 BOWDEN-WV · Bowden, WV 1 ZIPs · 303 pop · #11331/25278 · Randolph County

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

  • INC-MID $74,444
  • RANK-MID #11331/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Montrose
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 100% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 303
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $202,600

Nearest income peer: Montrose, WV (+ $1,112 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 Bowden

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bowden 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, Bowden, WV sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 45%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
303
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,444
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 26254 (303 residents). Household income $74,444 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (100.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within West Virginia, Lerona is the closest lower-income city and Elk Garden the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bowden.

Population concentration

Bowden reads through its lone ZIP, 26254

303 ACS residents, one ZIP: 26254 is not the leading code inside Bowden, 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 Bowden's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 11 establishments, 20 employees , annual payroll $819k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26254 (11 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (4) · also Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Bowden, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Randolph County, which covers 20 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bowden. See the Randolph County roll-up →

Bowden sits in the upper half of Randolph County on income: Elkins, Beverly and Huttonsville report less, while Coalton reports more. Huttonsville marks the far end of that range at $39,688, 47% below Bowden.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26254 303 $74,444 11 2

Bowden 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 Bowden, .