Gay, WV
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gay, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 732. 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 GAY-WV · Gay, WV 1 ZIPs · 732 pop · #15139/25278 · Jackson County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $65,667
- RANK-MID #15139/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mount Alto
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 73% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 732
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $82,900
Nearest income peer: Mount Alto, WV (+ $483 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 Gay
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gay on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Le Roy · lowest
Le Roy · lowest
$44,763 median HH income
- Sandyville · near
Sandyville · near
$64,632 median HH income
- Gay · this city
Gay · this city
$65,667 median HH income
- Mount Alto · near
Mount Alto · near
$66,150 median HH income
- Kenna · near
Kenna · near
$67,652 median HH income
- Millwood · near
Millwood · near
$73,914 median HH income
- Given · highest
Given · highest
$82,232 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, Gay, WV sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 40th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 732
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $65,667
- 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 $65,667 and poverty 13.2% concentrate in 25244.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Gay as a pure owner town.
Within West Virginia, Dailey is the closest lower-income city and Beverly the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gay.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 25244, is all of Gay
There is no split to weigh here: 25244 holds every one of Gay's 732 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Gay
Citywide ZBP: 4 establishments, 17 employees , annual payroll $534k (~5 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 25244 (4 units) .
ZIP Codes in Gay, WV
These ZIP codes sit in Jackson County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Gay. See the Jackson County roll-up →
Gay lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Jackson County: Kenna, Cottageville and Millwood earn more and Ripley, Ravenswood and Evans earn less. Le Roy marks the far end of that range at $44,763, 32% below Gay.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25244 | 732 | $65,667 | 4 | 10 |
Gay 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 Gay, .