West Liberty, WV
Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Liberty, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,184. 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 WEST-LIBERTY-WV · West Liberty, WV 1 ZIPs · 1,184 pop · #21778/25278 · Ohio County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $50,000
- RANK-BOTTOM #21778/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Wheeling
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-LOW 64% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,184
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $164,800
Nearest income peer: Wheeling, WV (+ $7,703 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 West Liberty
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest West Liberty on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- West Liberty · this city · lowest
West Liberty · this city · lowest
$50,000 median HH income
- Wheeling · near
Wheeling · near
$57,703 median HH income
- Triadelphia · near
Triadelphia · near
$67,094 median HH income
- Valley Grove · highest
Valley Grove · highest
$69,716 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, West Liberty, 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.
- 14th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,184
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $50,000
- 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 ($50,000 average) · poverty 13.4%. The primary code (26074) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.7%) for this income tier, rent $893 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within West Virginia, Camden On Gauley is the closest lower-income city and Pipestem the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Liberty.
Population concentration
West Liberty reads through its lone ZIP, 26074
1,184 ACS residents, one ZIP: 26074 is not the leading code inside West Liberty, 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
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP West Liberty
Citywide ZBP: 10 establishments, 90 employees , annual payroll $1,996k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26074 (10 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (3) · also Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in West Liberty, WV
These ZIP codes sit in Ohio County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West Liberty. See the Ohio County roll-up →
Every one of the 3 cities sharing Ohio County reports a higher average ZIP median income than West Liberty, Wheeling, Triadelphia and Valley Grove among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Valley Grove marks the far end of that range at $69,716, 39% above West Liberty.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26074 | 1,184 | $50,000 | 10 | 278 |
West Liberty 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 West Liberty, .