ZIP Code 23226

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Richmond city, Virginia.

Population: 15,764
Median household income: $126,554
Median home value: $496,300

ZIP Code 23226 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Richmond city, Virginia, home to about 15,764 residents. Its median household income of $126,554 runs above the Richmond city figure of $62,671.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 23226's population declined 4.2% from 16,458 to 15,764, while its median gross rent rose 18.2% from $1,459 to $1,725.

The median gross rent is $1,725. 74.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,764
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $126,554
Median home value: $496,300
Median gross rent: $1,725
Housing units: 7,827
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 74.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,45815,764

Median household income

$101,679$126,554

Median home value

$360,700$496,300

Median gross rent

$1,459$1,725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,458	$101,679	$360,700	$1,459
2020	16,452	$109,680	$384,400	$1,554
2021	15,925	$116,382	$412,400	$1,619
2022	15,997	$124,364	$476,600	$1,693
2023	15,764	$126,554	$496,300	$1,725

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	919	5.8%
5 to 17	1,886	12.0%
18 to 24	924	5.9%
25 to 34	2,658	16.9%
35 to 44	2,404	15.2%
45 to 54	1,903	12.1%
55 to 64	1,980	12.6%
65 to 74	1,815	11.5%
75 and over	1,275	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,161	83.5%
Black or African American	920	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47	0.3%
Asian	468	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	63	0.4%
Two or more races	567	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	538	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate7.7%

Some college or associate's12.6%

Bachelor's degree39.4%

Graduate or professional degree35.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	587	4.9%
High school graduate	932	7.7%
Some college or associate's	1,519	12.6%
Bachelor's degree	4,740	39.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4,257	35.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone67.7%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit1.4%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home22.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,164	67.7%
Carpooled	406	4.5%
Public transit	125	1.4%
Walked	209	2.3%
Bicycle	45	0.5%
Worked from home	2,074	22.8%
Other means	78	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,355	33.5%
15 to 29 min	3,375	48.0%
30 to 44 min	831	11.8%
45 to 59 min	249	3.5%
60+ min	217	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 5.9% (914 of 15,568)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,260	58.5%
Nonfamily households	3,024	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,284	93.1%
Vacant	543	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,527	75.9%
Renter-occupied	1,757	24.1%

1-unit, detached79.1%

1-unit, attached8.7%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,191	79.1%
1-unit, attached	683	8.7%
2 to 4 units	327	4.2%
5 to 19 units	405	5.2%
20 or more units	196	2.5%
Mobile home & other	25	0.3%

ZIP Code 23226

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