ZIP 26187 · Williamstown, West Virginia

Population

6,060 people call ZIP 26187 home.

6,060

people.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Rent

Median rent is up 62% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$887

a month. West Virginia's median is $872.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$852–$1,279

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $887 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

74% of the housing here was built before 2000.

• 74% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.1–0.7% to the 2,991 homes here.

4–20

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 22% more than West Virginia's.

$198,300

median home value in ZIP 26187.

• $198,300 ZIP 26187
• $162,600 West Virginia
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year