23937 Zip Code (Drakes Branch, VA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,020
Zip code population in 2010: 1,970
Zip code population in 2000: 2,014

Houses and condos: 994
Renter-occupied apartments: 268
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 23937: 83.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 72.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 28 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $541 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 23937:

• High school or higher: 73.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
• Unemployed: 0.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 23937:

• Never married: 34.3%
• Now married: 34.0%
• Separated: 2.6%
• Widowed: 13.9%
• Divorced: 15.3%

• 
• • 1,27963.3%White
  • 65932.6%Black
  • 793.9%Two or more races
  • 20.10%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 23937, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,379 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,379
State:	$86,446

Salary/wage: $36,769 (reported on 83.1% of returns)

Here:	$36,769
State:	$71,185

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1299.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4025.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6631.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7246.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15480.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $800 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$800
Virginia:	$1,805

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 270.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,662 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,662
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 73.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 476.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,533 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	+$13,533
State:	+$24,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2503.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,909 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,909
State:	+$12,836

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.3% for AGIs below $25k, 465.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,180 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

23937:	$9,180
Virginia:	$21,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 270.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Total itemized deductions: $30,650 (reported on 2.8% of returns)

Here:	$30,650
State:	$33,287

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 360.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $8,000 (reported on 2.8% of returns)

23937:	$8,000
State:	$8,284

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,541 (reported on 23.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,541
State:	$2,214

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 120.0% for AGIs below $25k, 105.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.0%

Here:	93%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 89.3% for AGIs below $25k, 95.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 23937, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,029 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,029
State:	$71,192

Salary/wage: $29,225 (reported on 84.0% of returns)

Here:	$29,225
State:	$59,229

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.9% for AGIs below $25k, 84.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 116.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $688 (reported on 21.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$688
Virginia:	$1,600

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,083 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,083
State:	$6,959

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$150 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

Here:	+$150
State:	+$16,672

Profit/loss from business: +$4,000 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,000
State:	+$14,116

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,817 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

23937:	$10,817
Virginia:	$16,667

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,455 (25% of AGI, reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$15,455
State:	$26,596

Here:	24.9% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $3,488 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,488
State:	$4,443

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $4,040 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

23937:	$4,040
State:	$9,951

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,291 (reported on 29.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,291
State:	$2,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 60.0%

Here:	60%
State:	46%

(% for various income ranges: 59.0% for AGIs below $25k, 57.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 23937, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,852 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,852
State:	$56,704

Salary/wage: $26,845 (reported on 88.2% of returns)

Here:	$26,845
State:	$48,441

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 174.6% for AGIs below $10k, 85.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 36.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,031 (reported on 30.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,031
Virginia:	$1,688

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,800 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,800
State:	$4,028

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$11,761 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	+$11,761
State:	+$14,375

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,511 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	+$1,511
State:	+$13,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,061 (27% of AGI, reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	$15,061
State:	$21,492

Here:	26.5% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,731 (5% of AGI, reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,731
State:	$3,794

Here:	4.5% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,813 (reported on 63.8% of returns)

23937:	$3,813
State:	$9,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,886 (reported on 28.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,886
State:	$1,734

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.3%

Here:	73%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 76.7% for AGIs below $10k, 67.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 23947, 23976, 23967, 23924, 23923, 23964.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 1.7% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 294
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 532

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 408 (120 now married, 290 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 23937 with a mortgage: 187 (21 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $967
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $316

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 23937 household income distribution in 2022

• 58Less than $10,000
• 28$10,000 to $14,999
• 65$15,000 to $19,999
• 34$20,000 to $24,999
• 61$25,000 to $29,999
• 62$30,000 to $34,999
• 115$35,000 to $39,999
• 86$40,000 to $44,999
• 3$45,000 to $49,999
• 24$50,000 to $59,999
• 180$60,000 to $74,999
• 52$75,000 to $99,999
• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 23937

• 32Less than $10,000
• 19$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 104$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 27$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$60,000 to $69,999
• 31$70,000 to $79,999
• 29$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 49$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$125,000 to $149,999
• 42$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 39$200,000 to $249,999
• 1$250,000 to $299,999
• 35$300,000 to $399,999
• 4$400,000 to $499,999
• 9$500,000 to $749,999
• 10$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 23937

• 5$150 to $199
• 9$200 to $249
• 6$250 to $299
• 23$300 to $349
• 10$350 to $399
• 13$400 to $449
• 17$550 to $599
• 9$600 to $649
• 29$650 to $699
• 39$700 to $749
• 2$800 to $899
• 6$900 to $999
• 89No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $900.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $101,751
• Black or African American householders: $98,151
• Two or more races householders: $35,221
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $133,060

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $91,264 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $31,207 - $178,773

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $197,929

Here:	$197,929
State:	$472,865

Mobile homes: $53,276

Here:	$53,276
State:	$100,736

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 671
• Two: 2
• 20 to 49: 20
• Mobile homes: 289

Unemployment: 0.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 23937

• 78.3%600Drove a car alone
• 10.8%83Carpooled
• 0.5%4Bus or trolley bus
• 3.8%29Walked
• 3.0%23Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 23937

• 17Less than 5 minutes
• 725 to 9 minutes
• 5910 to 14 minutes
• 7115 to 19 minutes
• 4620 to 24 minutes
• 10725 to 29 minutes
• 1730 to 34 minutes
• 335 to 39 minutes
• 6140 to 44 minutes
• 7545 to 59 minutes
• 10460 to 89 minutes
• 7590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 38.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,020

• Male householders: 395 (199 living alone), Female householders: 397 (110 living alone)

• 264 spouses (264 opposite-sex spouses), 10 unmarried partners, (10 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 539 children (491 natural, 0 adopted, 49 stepchildren), 104 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 216 non-relatives

Size of family households: 190 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 122 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 308 1-person, 3 3-persons, 31 6-persons

83 married couples with children.
157 single-parent households (157 women).

99.1% of residents of 23937 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CHARLOTTE COUNTY SCHOOLS DRAKES BRANCH ELEM (STATE ROUTES 619 AND 1208 in DRAKES BRANCH, VA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-30339, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC and NAICS classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  

• COASTAL MART INC #906 (HWY 47 in DRAKES BRANCH, VA)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , HUGHEY L M CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BMC ROCK INC (301 SUNRISE LANE in DRAKES BRANCH, VA)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE
  

• BROWN'S FOREST PRODUCTS, INC (12827 CRAFTONS GATE HWY in DRAKES BRANCH, VA)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.8%

Population in 1990: 1,509. Population change in the 1990s: +505 (+33.5%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,590
• Northeast: 117
• Midwest: 22
• South: 250
• West: 25

64% of the 23937 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Virginia.

94% of the 23937 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: Framing Contractors (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 6)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 10. The highest number of fire incidents - 25 took place in 2007, and the least - 0 in 2015. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (43.8%), and Outside Fires (35.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 23937
• 7143.8%Structure Fires
• 5735.2%Outside Fires
• 2716.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 74.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 23937, Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 23937 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	22	72.8 years
William	20	71.1 years
Mary	17	78.2 years
John	17	72.3 years
Robert	12	78.8 years
Richard	10	62.4 years
Charlie	10	73.5 years
Annie	8	75.7 years
Charles	7	63.4 years
George	7	70.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 23937 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Adams	16	72.4 years
Roberts	16	66.2 years
Smith	12	73.5 years
Scott	11	77.6 years
Johnson	10	77.3 years
Wallace	10	78.5 years
Tharpe	10	72.8 years
Lacks	9	63.8 years
Wilmoth	9	77.4 years
Thompson	8	62.4 years

Businesses in zip code 23937

• True Value: 1