Delray, WV · standard
ZIP Code 26714
Hampshire County, West Virginia — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 482
- 10/sq mi
- $72,159
- Median income
- $192,200
- Median home value
- 17.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Delray pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 50%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 41th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 10
- people per sq mi
- 94%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 26714 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 26714 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 49.7 square miles in Delray, Hampshire County, West Virginia. The area is home to 482 residents, producing a population density of 10 people per square mile, and falls within the New York time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 26714 against West Virginia and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 26714 sits at $72,159 (25% above the West Virginia average), while per-capita income is $28,162. The poverty rate stands at 20.9% and the unemployment rate at 0.9%. On housing, the median home value is $192,200 (39% above the state average) with median rent at — per month, and 93.9% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 26714 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 17.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 49.6, and the average commute is —. We also surface 6 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Hampshire County, so you can benchmark 26714 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 26714, Delray, WV · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
482
Population
49.7
Area (sq mi)
10
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 26714?
49.6
Median Age
50.1%
Male
49.9%
Female
0.9%
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?
$72,159
Median Household Income
+25% vs state
$28,162
Per Capita Income
20.9%
Poverty Rate
0.9%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 26714 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$72,159 Top 50% higher than 50% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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?
386
Total Housing Units
132
Occupied Units
254
Vacant Units
3.19
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$192,200
Median Home Value
+39% vs state
1996
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 26714 vs 26755 →
ZIP 26714 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 26757
Romney (26757)
6,464 residents
- 26704
Augusta (26704)
5,663 residents
- 26851 2,180
Wardensville (26851)
2,180 residents
- 26755 833
Rio (26755)
833 residents
- 26761 685
Shanks (26761)
685 residents
- 26714 482
Delray (26714)
482 residents
- 26865 248
Yellow Spring (26865)
248 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 26714 ranks #6 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 26714 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 26704
Augusta (26704)
$74,314 median income
- 26714
Delray (26714)
$72,159 median income
- 26757
Romney (26757)
$57,212 median income
- 26865
Yellow Spring (26865)
$50,833 median income
- 26851
Wardensville (26851)
$49,776 median income
- 26761 $25,139
Shanks (26761)
$25,139 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 26714 ranks #2 of 6 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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