Cairo, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cairo, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,218. 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 CAIRO-WV · Cairo, WV 1 ZIPs · 1,218 pop · #21997/25278 · Ritchie County

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

  • INC-MID $49,306
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21997/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Harrisville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,218
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $103,900

Nearest income peer: Harrisville, WV (+ $3,819 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 Cairo

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cairo 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, Cairo, 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.

13th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,218
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$49,306
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 ($49,306 average) · poverty 17.4%. The primary code (26337) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within West Virginia, Ceredo is the closest lower-income city and Point Pleasant the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cairo.

Population concentration

Cairo's single ZIP 26337 carries the town

Cairo is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 26337 is the entire residential footprint (1,218 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 Cairo

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 51 employees , annual payroll $1,934k (~5 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26337 (6 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Cairo, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Ritchie County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cairo. See the Ritchie County roll-up →

Cairo lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Ritchie County: Pennsboro, Harrisville and Ellenboro earn more and Smithville, Pullman and Macfarlan earn less. Ellenboro marks the far end of that range at $73,641, 49% above Cairo.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26337 1,218 $49,306 6 7

Cairo 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 Cairo, .