Proctor, WV · standard
ZIP Code 26055
Marshall County, West Virginia - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,756
- 9/sq mi
- $49,821
- Median income
- 5.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Proctor pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 14th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 9
- people per sq mi
- 87%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 26055 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 26055 covers 190.9 square miles in Proctor, Marshall County, West Virginia (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,756 residents on file, a density of 9 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 26055 reports a modest median household income of $49,821 (14% below the West Virginia average), while per-capita income is $32,602. 13.3% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 4.8%. The typical home here is valued at -; renters pay a median of $754 monthly, and 86.5% of units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 5.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 48.9, and the average commute is 33 minutes. A geography-based comparison follows: 6 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 26055, plus 6 more within Marshall County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 26055, Proctor, WV · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,756
Population
190.9
Area (sq mi)
9
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 26055?
48.9
Median Age
50.7%
Male
49.3%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$49,821
Median Household Income
-14% vs state
$32,602
Per Capita Income
13.3%
Poverty Rate
4.8%
Unemployment Rate
32.7 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 26055 ranks nationally
Proctor, WV household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$49,821 14th percentile higher than 14% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
790
Total Housing Units
547
Occupied Units
243
Vacant Units
2.08
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$754
Median Rent
1965
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 16 business establishments in ZIP 26055, employing approximately 807 people with a combined annual payroll of $63,802,000.
16
Businesses
807
Employees
$63.8M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 5 | 31.3% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 3 | 18.8% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 26055 vs 43915 →
ZIP 26055 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 26041
Moundsville (26041)
16,183 residents
- 26155
New Martinsville (26155)
8,823 residents
- 43942 2,500
Powhatan Point (43942)
2,500 residents
- 26055 1,756
Proctor (26055)
1,756 residents
- 43915 1,495
Clarington (43915)
1,495 residents
- 26039 1,061
Glen Easton (26039)
1,061 residents
- 43931 272
Hannibal (43931)
272 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 26055 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 26055 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 43931
Hannibal (43931)
$78,241 median income
- 43915
Clarington (43915)
$74,405 median income
- 26155
New Martinsville (26155)
$64,485 median income
- 26039
Glen Easton (26039)
$57,800 median income
- 26041
Moundsville (26041)
$54,419 median income
- 43942
Powhatan Point (43942)
$51,023 median income
- 26055
Proctor (26055)
$49,821 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 26055 ranks #7 of 7 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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