ZIP Code 22971

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Nelson County, Virginia.

Population: 2,349
Median household income: $76,151
Median home value: $272,700

ZIP Code 22971 (Nelson County, Virginia) is home to about 2,349 residents. At $76,151, its median household income sits above Nelson County's $68,525.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 22971's population grew 34.3% from 1,749 to 2,349, while its median gross rent rose 52.7% from $676 to $1,032.

14.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,349
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $76,151
Median home value: $272,700
Median gross rent: $1,032
Housing units: 1,157
Homeownership rate: 70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7492,349

Median household income

$81,410$76,151

Median home value

$139,800$272,700

Median gross rent

$676$1,032

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,749	—	$139,800	$676
2020	1,921	$81,410	$205,000	$711
2021	2,326	$83,013	$260,600	$590
2022	2,474	$74,441	$285,800	$622
2023	2,349	$76,151	$272,700	$1,032

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 512.1%

5 to 178.0%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3419.1%

35 to 445.5%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	284	12.1%
5 to 17	188	8.0%
18 to 24	265	11.3%
25 to 34	448	19.1%
35 to 44	130	5.5%
45 to 54	306	13.0%
55 to 64	383	16.3%
65 to 74	238	10.1%
75 and over	107	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,672	71.2%
Black or African American	311	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	72	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	294	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.2%

High school graduate26.0%

Some college or associate's44.4%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	245	15.2%
High school graduate	419	26.0%
Some college or associate's	715	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	120	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	113	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone65.3%

Carpooled23.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	648	65.3%
Carpooled	231	23.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	95	9.6%
Other means	19	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	60	6.7%
15 to 29 min	128	14.3%
30 to 44 min	260	29.0%
45 to 59 min	365	40.6%
60+ min	85	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 6.0% (141 of 2,349)

	Count	Share
Family households	595	67.9%
Nonfamily households	281	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	876	75.7%
Vacant	281	24.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	616	70.3%
Renter-occupied	260	29.7%

1-unit, detached85.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	993	85.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	70	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	19	1.6%
Mobile home & other	75	6.5%

ZIP Code 22971

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