Reader, WV
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Reader, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 865. 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 READER-WV · Reader, WV 1 ZIPs · 865 pop · #18984/25278 · Wetzel County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $57,470
- RANK-LOWER #18984/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Burton
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 88% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 865
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $83,600
Nearest income peer: Burton, WV ( $1,867 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 Reader
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Reader on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Hundred · lowest
Hundred · lowest
$39,676 median HH income
- Jacksonburg · near
Jacksonburg · near
$51,198 median HH income
- Burton · near
Burton · near
$55,603 median HH income
- Reader · this city
Reader · this city
$57,470 median HH income
- New Martinsvil · near
New Martinsvil · near
$64,485 median HH income
- Paden City · highest
Paden City · highest
$66,190 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, Reader, WV sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 25th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 865
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $57,470
- 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 $57,470 and poverty 7.4% concentrate in 26167.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within West Virginia, Evans is the closest lower-income city and Mullens the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Reader.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 26167, is all of Reader
There is no split to weigh here: 26167 holds every one of Reader's 865 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
No ZBP establishments filed for Reader's ZIPs
Census County Business Patterns has no establishment rows joined to the ACS ZIPs mapped to Reader. Read demography on this page; business counts are absent for this footprint.
ZIP Codes in Reader, WV
These ZIP codes sit in Wetzel County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Reader. See the Wetzel County roll-up →
Reader sits in the upper half of Wetzel County on income: Pine Grove, Hundred and Jacksonburg report less, while New Martinsville and Paden City report more. Hundred marks the far end of that range at $39,676, 31% below Reader.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26167 | 865 | $57,470 | n/a | 19 |
Reader 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 Reader, .