Marlinton, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Marlinton, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,514. 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 MARLINTON-WV · Marlinton, WV 1 ZIPs · 3,514 pop · #24181/25278 · Pocahontas County

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

  • INC-LOW $37,899
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24181/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Snowshoe
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,514
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $144,000

Nearest income peer: Snowshoe, WV ( $1,649 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 Marlinton

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

4th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,514
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$37,899
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 ($37,899 average) · poverty 26.7%. The primary code (24954) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Marlinton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Marlinton reads through its lone ZIP, 24954

3,514 ACS residents, one ZIP: 24954 is not the leading code inside Marlinton, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Marlinton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 86 establishments, 586 employees , annual payroll $20,010k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24954 (86 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (18) · also Accommodation and food services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Marlinton, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Pocahontas County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Marlinton. See the Pocahontas County roll-up →

Marlinton sits in the lower half of Pocahontas County on income: Hillsboro, Durbin and Arbovale report more, and only Snowshoe reports less. Green Bank marks the far end of that range at $61,989, 64% above Marlinton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24954 3,514 $37,899 86 5

Marlinton 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 Marlinton, .