ZIP Code 23821

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Brunswick County, Virginia.

Population: 1,894
Median household income: $47,639
Median home value: $98,100

ZIP Code 23821 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Brunswick County, Virginia, home to about 1,894 residents. At $47,639, its median household income sits below Brunswick County's $52,978.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 23821's population declined 6.1% from 2,016 to 1,894, while its median gross rent rose 41.5% from $644 to $911.

18.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.34 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,894
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $47,639
Median home value: $98,100
Median gross rent: $911
Housing units: 873
Homeownership rate: 76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0161,894

Median household income

$55,198$47,639

Median home value

$112,100$98,100

Median gross rent

$644$911

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,016	$55,198	$112,100	$644
2020	2,071	$53,500	$101,700	$708
2021	2,207	$53,941	$112,100	$1,042
2022	1,931	$58,787	$118,400	$1,303
2023	1,894	$47,639	$98,100	$911

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1710.0%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 3421.2%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7416.6%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	158	8.3%
5 to 17	189	10.0%
18 to 24	88	4.6%
25 to 34	402	21.2%
35 to 44	227	12.0%
45 to 54	185	9.8%
55 to 64	215	11.4%
65 to 74	314	16.6%
75 and over	116	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	769	40.6%
Black or African American	1,018	53.7%
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	74	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.4%

High school graduate40.6%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	268	18.4%
High school graduate	593	40.6%
Some college or associate's	351	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	119	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	128	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone79.8%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means5.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	593	79.8%
Carpooled	85	11.4%
Public transit	3	0.4%
Walked	1	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	2.6%
Other means	42	5.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	142	19.6%
15 to 29 min	254	35.1%
30 to 44 min	219	30.2%
45 to 59 min	84	11.6%
60+ min	25	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 18.6% (292 of 1,570)

	Count	Share
Family households	377	56.2%
Nonfamily households	294	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	671	76.9%
Vacant	202	23.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	516	76.9%
Renter-occupied	155	23.1%

1-unit, detached65.2%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	569	65.2%
1-unit, attached	28	3.2%
2 to 4 units	3	0.3%
5 to 19 units	16	1.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	257	29.4%

ZIP Code 23821

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