ZIP Code 24572

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Amherst County, Virginia.

Population: 15,515
Median household income: $64,158
Median home value: $187,300

ZIP Code 24572 (Amherst County, Virginia) is home to about 15,515 residents. The median household income of $64,158 is below the Amherst County median ($67,298).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 24572's population declined 7.0% from 16,691 to 15,515, while its median gross rent rose 18.7% from $705 to $837.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 69.5% of the population. 81.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,515
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $64,158
Median home value: $187,300
Median gross rent: $837
Housing units: 7,415
Homeownership rate: 77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,69115,515

Median household income

$50,915$64,158

Median home value

$143,500$187,300

Median gross rent

$705$837

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,691	$50,915	$143,500	$705
2020	16,480	$53,856	$146,600	$681
2021	15,467	$56,044	$153,900	$709
2022	15,557	$63,125	$172,800	$777
2023	15,515	$64,158	$187,300	$837

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	886	5.7%
5 to 17	2,124	13.7%
18 to 24	1,235	8.0%
25 to 34	1,661	10.7%
35 to 44	1,918	12.4%
45 to 54	1,778	11.5%
55 to 64	2,582	16.6%
65 to 74	1,915	12.3%
75 and over	1,416	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,786	69.5%
Black or African American	3,298	21.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	77	0.5%
Asian	157	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	16	0.1%
Some other race	197	1.3%
Two or more races	463	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	521	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's35.2%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,181	10.5%
High school graduate	4,058	36.0%
Some college or associate's	3,964	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,229	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	838	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,967	81.0%
Carpooled	665	9.0%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	61	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	619	8.4%
Other means	53	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,617	24.0%
15 to 29 min	3,756	55.7%
30 to 44 min	845	12.5%
45 to 59 min	80	1.2%
60+ min	450	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 10.3% (1,583 of 15,346)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,223	62.8%
Nonfamily households	2,506	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,729	90.7%
Vacant	686	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,189	77.1%
Renter-occupied	1,540	22.9%

1-unit, detached80.4%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,964	80.4%
1-unit, attached	75	1.0%
2 to 4 units	542	7.3%
5 to 19 units	228	3.1%
20 or more units	70	0.9%
Mobile home & other	536	7.2%

ZIP Code 24572

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