ZIP Code 24279

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wise County, Virginia.

Population: 4,679
Median household income: $42,344
Median home value: $98,900

Covering part of Wise County, Virginia, ZIP Code 24279 has about 4,679 residents. The median household income of $42,344 is below the Wise County median ($50,740).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 24279's population declined 10.8% from 5,247 to 4,679, while its median gross rent fell 3.3% from $689 to $666.

81.4% of workers drive to work alone. 64.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,679
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $42,344
Median home value: $98,900
Median gross rent: $666
Housing units: 1,972
Homeownership rate: 84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Unemployment rate: 12.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2474,679

Median household income

$36,934$42,344

Median home value

$76,500$98,900

Median gross rent

$689$666

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,247	$36,934	$76,500	$689
2020	5,400	$36,121	$76,900	$671
2021	4,784	$40,530	$83,200	$597
2022	4,747	$41,371	$96,200	$646
2023	4,679	$42,344	$98,900	$666

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

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	107	2.3%
5 to 17	660	14.1%
18 to 24	332	7.1%
25 to 34	700	15.0%
35 to 44	674	14.4%
45 to 54	713	15.2%
55 to 64	623	13.3%
65 to 74	470	10.0%
75 and over	400	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,105	87.7%
Black or African American	469	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	19	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.4%
Two or more races	40	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.4%

High school graduate40.9%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	837	23.4%
High school graduate	1,466	40.9%
Some college or associate's	937	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	247	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	93	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,252	81.4%
Carpooled	185	12.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	77	5.0%
Other means	13	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	259	17.7%
15 to 29 min	479	32.8%
30 to 44 min	463	31.7%
45 to 59 min	160	11.0%
60+ min	100	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 15.5% (601 of 3,889)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,155	67.5%
Nonfamily households	555	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,710	86.7%
Vacant	262	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,452	84.9%
Renter-occupied	258	15.1%

1-unit, detached64.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other30.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,267	64.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	64	3.2%
5 to 19 units	36	1.8%
20 or more units	1	0.1%
Mobile home & other	604	30.6%

ZIP Code 24279

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