20 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in Mercer County, West Virginia. The population-weighted median household income is about $53,307, the median home value about $124,140, and 73.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 20
- ZIP codes
- 59.5K
- Population
- 53
- Data points
Mercer County at a glance
- $53,307
- Median household income
- $124,140
- Median home value
- 43
- Median age
- 73.3%
- Owner-occupied
- 29,910
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 Mercer County ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 25820 | — | 583 | 100% | $135,568 |
| 2 | 24712 | Athens | 2,913 | 87.5% | $80,625 |
| 3 | 24715 | Bramwell | 275 | 95.8% | $76,875 |
| 4 | 25971 | — | 1,438 | 100% | $74,439 |
| 5 | 24739 | Athens | 13,981 | 82.9% | $61,436 |
Top 5 Mercer County ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 24701 | Bluefield | 17,117 | 68.5% | $50,455 |
| 2 | 24740 | Princeton | 16,498 | 64% | $44,793 |
| 3 | 24739 | Athens | 13,981 | 82.9% | $61,436 |
| 4 | 24747 | Lashmeet | 3,125 | 73.1% | $48,203 |
| 5 | 24712 | Athens | 2,913 | 87.5% | $80,625 |
Top 5 Mercer County ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
|---|
| 1 | 24739 | Athens | 13,981 | 82.9% | $61,436 | $298.6M |
| 2 | 24701 | Bluefield | 17,117 | 68.5% | $50,455 | $255.1M |
| 3 | 24740 | Princeton | 16,498 | 64% | $44,793 | $201.2M |
| 4 | 24712 | Athens | 2,913 | 87.5% | $80,625 | $50.7M |
| 5 | 24747 | Lashmeet | 3,125 | 73.1% | $48,203 | $43.1M |
Homeowner GDP = owner-occupied units × median household income — a proxy for aggregate homeowner spending power in a ZIP, useful for scoring market opportunity. Not an official economic statistic.
Densest: 24740 (Princeton) at 539 people/sq mi. Least dense: 24729 at 5 people/sq mi.
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