ZIP Code 23221

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Richmond city, Virginia.

Population: 14,180
Median household income: $97,006
Median home value: $544,400

ZIP Code 23221 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Richmond city, Virginia, home to about 14,180 residents. At $97,006, its median household income sits above Richmond city's $62,671.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 23221's population declined 4.5% from 14,842 to 14,180, while its median gross rent rose 21.2% from $1,221 to $1,480.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 28.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 83.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,180
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $97,006
Median home value: $544,400
Median gross rent: $1,480
Housing units: 7,776
Homeownership rate: 50.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 75.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,84214,180

Median household income

$77,816$97,006

Median home value

$401,100$544,400

Median gross rent

$1,221$1,480

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,842	$77,816	$401,100	$1,221
2020	14,619	$83,343	$436,500	$1,244
2021	14,363	$87,218	$455,300	$1,327
2022	14,831	$96,169	$515,500	$1,434
2023	14,180	$97,006	$544,400	$1,480

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 178.6%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3428.7%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	599	4.2%
5 to 17	1,213	8.6%
18 to 24	845	6.0%
25 to 34	4,068	28.7%
35 to 44	2,183	15.4%
45 to 54	1,684	11.9%
55 to 64	1,753	12.4%
65 to 74	1,097	7.7%
75 and over	738	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,836	83.5%
Black or African American	720	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	62	0.4%
Asian	190	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	30	0.2%
Some other race	131	0.9%
Two or more races	608	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	603	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate5.8%

Some college or associate's16.1%

Bachelor's degree41.8%

Graduate or professional degree34.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	266	2.3%
High school graduate	665	5.8%
Some college or associate's	1,860	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	4,816	41.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,916	34.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone61.9%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit1.9%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home27.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,757	61.9%
Carpooled	360	3.9%
Public transit	179	1.9%
Walked	249	2.7%
Bicycle	109	1.2%
Worked from home	2,523	27.1%
Other means	116	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,663	39.3%
15 to 29 min	3,230	47.7%
30 to 44 min	649	9.6%
45 to 59 min	21	0.3%
60+ min	207	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.90
Poverty rate: 6.4% (903 of 14,107)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,975	40.1%
Nonfamily households	4,453	59.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1941

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,428	95.5%
Vacant	348	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,749	50.5%
Renter-occupied	3,679	49.5%

1-unit, detached38.1%

1-unit, attached11.3%

2 to 4 units21.2%

5 to 19 units24.7%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,959	38.1%
1-unit, attached	880	11.3%
2 to 4 units	1,651	21.2%
5 to 19 units	1,917	24.7%
20 or more units	357	4.6%
Mobile home & other	12	0.2%

ZIP Code 23221

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