ZIP Code 24501

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lynchburg city, Virginia.

Population: 26,393
Median household income: $45,305
Median home value: $155,800

ZIP Code 24501 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lynchburg city, Virginia, home to about 26,393 residents. At $45,305, its median household income sits below Lynchburg city's $59,808.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 24501's population declined 5.9% from 28,036 to 26,393, while its median gross rent rose 22.5% from $764 to $936.

Owners occupy 45.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 29.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,393
Median age: 29.8 yrs
Median household income: $45,305
Median home value: $155,800
Median gross rent: $936
Housing units: 12,157
Homeownership rate: 45.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,03626,393

Median household income

$38,182$45,305

Median home value

$117,900$155,800

Median gross rent

$764$936

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,036	$38,182	$117,900	$764
2020	27,828	$39,256	$114,900	$771
2021	27,488	$42,951	$120,800	$835
2022	26,778	$44,000	$140,000	$864
2023	26,393	$45,305	$155,800	$936

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2419.5%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,611	6.1%
5 to 17	4,095	15.5%
18 to 24	5,135	19.5%
25 to 34	4,389	16.6%
35 to 44	2,633	10.0%
45 to 54	2,221	8.4%
55 to 64	2,546	9.6%
65 to 74	2,084	7.9%
75 and over	1,679	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,232	57.7%
Black or African American	8,920	33.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.0%
Asian	232	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.1%
Some other race	287	1.1%
Two or more races	821	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	876	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,074	13.3%
High school graduate	5,236	33.7%
Some college or associate's	4,295	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,378	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,569	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone66.8%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit3.9%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,491	66.8%
Carpooled	1,304	11.6%
Public transit	433	3.9%
Walked	604	5.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	968	8.6%
Other means	420	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,796	46.8%
15 to 29 min	3,715	36.2%
30 to 44 min	1,127	11.0%
45 to 59 min	145	1.4%
60+ min	469	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 20.5% (4,850 of 23,636)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,961	59.7%
Nonfamily households	4,025	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,986	82.1%
Vacant	2,171	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,546	45.5%
Renter-occupied	5,440	54.5%

1-unit, detached53.5%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units17.6%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,510	53.5%
1-unit, attached	873	7.2%
2 to 4 units	888	7.3%
5 to 19 units	2,137	17.6%
20 or more units	821	6.8%
Mobile home & other	928	7.6%

ZIP Code 24501

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