Palestine, WV
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Palestine, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 960. 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 PALESTINE-WV · Palestine, WV 1 ZIPs · 960 pop · #22085/25278 · Wirt County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $48,992
- RANK-BOTTOM #22085/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Elizabeth
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 99% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 960
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $181,100
Nearest income peer: Elizabeth, WV (+ $6,410 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 Palestine
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Palestine on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Palestine · this city · lowest
Palestine · this city · lowest
$48,992 median HH income
- Elizabeth · near
Elizabeth · near
$55,402 median HH income
- Brohard · highest
Brohard · highest
$115,729 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, Palestine, 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
- 960
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $48,992
- 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 ($48,992 average) · poverty 23.0%. The primary code (26160) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (98.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within West Virginia, Gandeeville is the closest lower-income city and Mason the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Palestine.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 26160, is all of Palestine
There is no split to weigh here: 26160 holds every one of Palestine's 960 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 Palestine
Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 7 employees , annual payroll $767k (~3 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26160 (3 units) .
ZIP Codes in Palestine, WV
These ZIP codes sit in Wirt County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Palestine. See the Wirt County roll-up →
Every one of the 2 cities sharing Wirt County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Palestine, Elizabeth and Brohard among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Brohard marks the far end of that range at $115,729, 136% above Palestine.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26160 | 960 | $48,992 | 3 | 6 |
Palestine 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 Palestine, .