ZIP Code 24281

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lee County, Virginia.

Population: 2,327
Median household income: $52,734
Median home value: $131,300

ZIP Code 24281 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lee County, Virginia, home to about 2,327 residents. Its median household income of $52,734 runs above the Lee County figure of $42,269.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 24281's population declined 6.3% from 2,483 to 2,327, while its median gross rent rose 38.7% from $620 to $860.

The typical home was built around 1974. 25.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,327
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $52,734
Median home value: $131,300
Median gross rent: $860
Housing units: 1,110
Homeownership rate: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4832,327

Median household income

$28,472$52,734

Median home value

$89,500$131,300

Median gross rent

$620$860

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,483	$28,472	$89,500	$620
2020	2,447	$31,250	$100,400	$729
2021	2,416	$45,938	$112,600	—
2022	2,474	$57,665	$123,000	$895
2023	2,327	$52,734	$131,300	$860

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5417.3%

55 to 646.8%

65 to 7416.2%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	125	5.4%
5 to 17	494	21.2%
18 to 24	131	5.6%
25 to 34	204	8.8%
35 to 44	181	7.8%
45 to 54	402	17.3%
55 to 64	159	6.8%
65 to 74	377	16.2%
75 and over	254	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,291	98.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	27	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.4%

High school graduate40.0%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	322	20.4%
High school graduate	631	40.0%
Some college or associate's	402	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	116	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	106	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled15.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	566	79.7%
Carpooled	109	15.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	35	4.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	135	20.0%
15 to 29 min	262	38.8%
30 to 44 min	89	13.2%
45 to 59 min	44	6.5%
60+ min	145	21.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 25.3% (577 of 2,281)

	Count	Share
Family households	580	69.7%
Nonfamily households	252	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	832	75.0%
Vacant	278	25.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	623	74.9%
Renter-occupied	209	25.1%

1-unit, detached68.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	763	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	94	8.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	253	22.8%

ZIP Code 24281

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