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Parsons, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Parsons, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,131. 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 PARSONS-WV · Parsons, WV 1 ZIPs · 3,131 pop · #21149/25278 · Tucker County

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

  • INC-MID $51,855
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21149/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Thomas
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,131
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $137,500

Nearest income peer: Thomas, WV (+ $1,395 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 Parsons

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

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,131
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,855
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 ($51,855 average) · poverty 15.3%. The primary code (26287) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Parsons as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 26287, is all of Parsons

There is no split to weigh here: 26287 holds every one of Parsons's 3,131 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Parsons's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 50 establishments, 611 employees , annual payroll $25,655k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26287 (50 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (11) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Parsons, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Tucker County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Parsons. See the Tucker County roll-up →

Parsons sits in the lower half of Tucker County on income: Davis, Hambleton and Thomas report more, and only Hendricks reports less. Davis marks the far end of that range at $95,690, 85% above Parsons.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26287 3,131 $51,855 50 8
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Parsons 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 Parsons, .