24079 Zip Code (VA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 1,836
Zip code population in 2010: 1,766
Zip code population in 2000: 1,678

Houses and condos: 874
Renter-occupied apartments: 187
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 24079: 83.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 38.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 48 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $764 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $894 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 24079:

• High school or higher: 92.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.9%
• Unemployed: 1.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 24079:

• Never married: 19.3%
• Now married: 59.4%
• Separated: 0.7%
• Widowed: 2.3%
• Divorced: 18.2%

• 
• • 1,67895.0%White
  • 412.3%Black
  • 251.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 171.0%Two or more races
  • 20.1%American Indian
  • 20.1%Some other race
  • 10.06%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 24079, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $45,116 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,116
State:	$71,192

Salary/wage: $39,128 (reported on 83.6% of returns)

Here:	$39,128
State:	$59,229

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.5% for AGIs below $25k, 79.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,308 (reported on 34.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,308
Virginia:	$1,600

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,400 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,400
State:	$6,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,064 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,064
State:	+$16,672

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,331 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,331
State:	+$14,116

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,140 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

24079:	$11,140
Virginia:	$16,667

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 7.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,856 (20% of AGI, reported on 21.9% of returns)

Here:	$17,856
State:	$26,596

Here:	20.4% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,633 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,633
State:	$4,443

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,656 (reported on 21.9% of returns)

24079:	$5,656
State:	$9,951

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,236 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,236
State:	$2,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.2%

Here:	56%
State:	46%

(% for various income ranges: 44.8% for AGIs below $25k, 63.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 24079, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $44,327 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,327
State:	$56,704

Salary/wage: $37,197 (reported on 88.4% of returns)

Here:	$37,197
State:	$48,441

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 39.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,266 (reported on 46.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,266
Virginia:	$1,688

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,078 (reported on 21.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,078
State:	$4,028

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,653 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,653
State:	+$14,375

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$14,129 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$14,129
State:	+$13,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,059 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

24079:	$2,059
Virginia:	$2,943

Total itemized deductions: $14,405 (20% of AGI, reported on 25.7% of returns)

Here:	$14,405
State:	$21,492

Here:	19.5% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,770 (3% of AGI, reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,770
State:	$3,794

Here:	3.4% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,413 (reported on 84.9% of returns)

24079:	$4,413
State:	$9,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,633 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,633
State:	$1,734

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.3%

Here:	65%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 58.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 24072, 24067, 24059, 24162, 24138, 24065.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 16
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 801

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 48 (49 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 237 (145 now married, 90 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 24079 with a mortgage: 252 (22 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 375

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $861
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $290

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 24079 household income distribution in 2019

• 15Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 37$15,000 to $19,999
• 58$20,000 to $24,999
• 88$25,000 to $29,999
• 76$30,000 to $34,999
• 64$35,000 to $39,999
• 141$40,000 to $44,999
• 40$50,000 to $59,999
• 71$60,000 to $74,999
• 59$75,000 to $99,999
• 47$100,000 to $124,999
• 25$125,000 to $149,999
• 16$150,000 to $199,999
• 42$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 24079

• 35Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 49$30,000 to $34,999
• 18$40,000 to $49,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 66$60,000 to $69,999
• 25$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$90,000 to $99,999
• 69$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$125,000 to $149,999
• 52$150,000 to $174,999
• 4$200,000 to $249,999
• 37$250,000 to $299,999
• 48$300,000 to $399,999
• 26$400,000 to $499,999
• 60$500,000 to $749,999
• 23$750,000 to $999,999
• 9$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 24079

• 21$300 to $349
• 17$450 to $499
• 8$500 to $549
• 14$650 to $699
• 11$750 to $799
• 13$800 to $899
• 92No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $634.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $126,248
• Two or more races householders: $116,608
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $213,782

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $122,517 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $66,039 - $309,580

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $361,790

Here:	$361,790
State:	$377,025

Mobile homes: $43,817

Here:	$43,817
State:	$76,756

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 615
• Two: 19
• Mobile homes: 231

Unemployment: 1.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 24079

• 80.9%629Drove a car alone
• 3.7%29Carpooled
• 3.0%23Walked
• 13.0%101Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 24079

• 93Less than 5 minutes
• 165 to 9 minutes
• 315 to 19 minutes
• 14720 to 24 minutes
• 625 to 29 minutes
• 8630 to 34 minutes
• 2135 to 39 minutes
• 1040 to 44 minutes
• 23045 to 59 minutes
• 6660 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 51.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,836

• Male householders: 527 (181 living alone), Female householders: 284 (69 living alone)

• 479 spouses (479 opposite-sex spouses), 30 unmarried partners, (30 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 366 children (253 natural, 16 adopted, 99 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 6 other relatives, 131 non-relatives

Size of family households: 369 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 8 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 248 1-person, 31 3-persons, 11 4-persons

285 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

96.1% of residents of 24079 zip code speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% very well, 29% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE CO ( in COPPER HILL, VA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.2%

Population in 1990: 1,765.

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

• This state: 1,283
• Northeast: 189
• Midwest: 43
• South: 248
• West: 23

60% of the 24079 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Virginia.

93% of the 24079 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% moved from different state.

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): 40 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Veterinary Services (5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Housing Operative Builders (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Land Subdivision (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Beauty Salons (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0306.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0306.00

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

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 7. The highest number of reported fires - 14 took place in 2008, and the least - 1 in 2017. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (46.4%), and Structure Fires (40.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 24079
• 5246.4%Outside Fires
• 4540.2%Structure Fires
• 119.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 43.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 24079, Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 24079 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	27	74.7 years
James	16	67.6 years
Mary	15	80.5 years
John	10	76.5 years
Robert	9	65.3 years
Thomas	9	79.2 years
Annie	6	75.5 years
Irvin	5	79.6 years
Charles	5	84.8 years
George	4	86.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 24079 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Conner	32	80.5 years
Poff	22	80.5 years
Vest	15	78.2 years
Smith	12	79.9 years
Perdue	12	73.5 years
Nichols	11	73.1 years
Stump	11	81.0 years
Williams	10	82.7 years
Manning	9	80.3 years
Ferris	9	69.8 years