24224 Zip Code (Castlewood, VA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 5,929
Zip code population in 2010: 6,734
Zip code population in 2000: 6,828

Houses and condos: 3,250
Renter-occupied apartments: 555
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 24224: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 108.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 55 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: $605 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $533 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 24224:

• High school or higher: 75.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
• Unemployed: 2.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 24224:

• Never married: 20.1%
• Now married: 52.3%
• Separated: 3.5%
• Widowed: 12.2%
• Divorced: 11.9%

• 
• • 6,50796.6%White
  • 1121.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 490.7%Black
  • 410.6%Two or more races
  • 120.2%American Indian
  • 80.1%Asian
  • 50.07%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 24224, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,666 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,666
State:	$71,192

Salary/wage: $37,819 (reported on 84.7% of returns)

Here:	$37,819
State:	$59,229

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.4% for AGIs below $25k, 79.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $928 (reported on 33.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$928
Virginia:	$1,600

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,263 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,263
State:	$6,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$394 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$394
State:	+$16,672

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,030 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	+$8,030
State:	+$14,116

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,581 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

24224:	$8,581
Virginia:	$16,667

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,300 (17% of AGI, reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	$17,300
State:	$26,596

Here:	17.4% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,407 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	$4,407
State:	$4,443

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,529 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

24224:	$5,529
State:	$9,951

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,165 (reported on 25.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,165
State:	$2,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 57.6%

Here:	58%
State:	46%

(% for various income ranges: 54.4% for AGIs below $25k, 57.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 24224, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,935 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,935
State:	$56,704

Salary/wage: $30,683 (reported on 85.0% of returns)

Here:	$30,683
State:	$48,441

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.9% for AGIs below $10k, 75.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,136 (reported on 40.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,136
Virginia:	$1,688

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,417 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,417
State:	$4,028

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,392 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,392
State:	+$14,375

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,571 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	+$6,571
State:	+$13,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,394 (reported on 1.6% of returns)

24224:	$3,394
Virginia:	$2,943

Total itemized deductions: $15,238 (21% of AGI, reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	$15,238
State:	$21,492

Here:	20.7% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,346 (5% of AGI, reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	$4,346
State:	$3,794

Here:	5.3% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,770 (reported on 69.4% of returns)

24224:	$3,770
State:	$9,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,535 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,535
State:	$1,734

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 60.6%

Here:	61%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 57.5% for AGIs below $10k, 59.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 24283, 24270, 24266, 24272, 24237, 24271.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 415
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,037

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 54 (3 now married, 49 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,044 (459 now married, 583 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 24224 with a mortgage: 695 (29 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,238

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $903
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $275

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

• Zip code 24224 household income distribution in 2019

• 358Less than $10,000
• 271$10,000 to $14,999
• 139$15,000 to $19,999
• 188$20,000 to $24,999
• 115$25,000 to $29,999
• 85$30,000 to $34,999
• 166$35,000 to $39,999
• 109$40,000 to $44,999
• 115$45,000 to $49,999
• 181$50,000 to $59,999
• 246$60,000 to $74,999
• 198$75,000 to $99,999
• 174$100,000 to $124,999
• 33$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 24224

• 98Less than $10,000
• 18$10,000 to $14,999
• 24$15,000 to $19,999
• 81$20,000 to $24,999
• 36$25,000 to $29,999
• 76$30,000 to $34,999
• 31$35,000 to $39,999
• 109$40,000 to $49,999
• 97$50,000 to $59,999
• 71$60,000 to $69,999
• 78$70,000 to $79,999
• 156$80,000 to $89,999
• 59$90,000 to $99,999
• 239$100,000 to $124,999
• 118$125,000 to $149,999
• 34$150,000 to $174,999
• 119$175,000 to $199,999
• 71$200,000 to $249,999
• 89$250,000 to $299,999
• 26$400,000 to $499,999
• 72$500,000 to $749,999
• 16$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 14$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 24224

• 11Less than $100
• 24$150 to $199
• 9$200 to $249
• 65$250 to $299
• 20$300 to $349
• 42$350 to $399
• 70$400 to $449
• 30$450 to $499
• 8$500 to $549
• 40$600 to $649
• 42$700 to $749
• 148No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $608.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $205,887.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,715
• Black or African American householders: $116,022
• Some other race householders: $164,509
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $164,509

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $96,974 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,799 - $150,413

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $172,926

Here:	$172,926
State:	$377,025

Mobile homes: $98,693

Here:	$98,693
State:	$76,756

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,340
• Two: 35
• 5 to 9: 50
• Mobile homes: 796

Unemployment: 2.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 24224

• 81.7%1,453Drove a car alone
• 11.8%209Carpooled
• 1.7%30Walked
• 1.5%26Other means
• 3.0%54Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 24224

• 36Less than 5 minutes
• 1715 to 9 minutes
• 12010 to 14 minutes
• 16015 to 19 minutes
• 26720 to 24 minutes
• 9325 to 29 minutes
• 17330 to 34 minutes
• 6935 to 39 minutes
• 5840 to 44 minutes
• 29345 to 59 minutes
• 24260 to 89 minutes
• 3190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 44.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,929

• Male householders: 1,338 (415 living alone), Female householders: 1,132 (388 living alone)

• 1,133 spouses (1,133 opposite-sex spouses), 197 unmarried partners, (197 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,367 children (1,342 natural, 0 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 333 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 0 foster children, 201 other relatives, 109 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 97 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 918 2-persons, 334 3-persons, 124 4-persons, 85 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 802 1-person, 124 2-persons, 10 3-persons

615 married couples with children.
200 single-parent households (101 men, 99 women).

99.3% of residents of 24224 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• APPALACHIAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (1.1 MI N OF JCT ALT 58 AND 65 ON INDUSTRIAL DR in CASTLEWOOD, VA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-11373, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
  

• CASTLEWOOD FARM SUPPLY INCORPORATED (RTE 58 in CASTLEWOOD, VA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-10624, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Business NAICS classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEAN MERCHANT WHOLESALERS.
  

• CASTLEWOOD ELEM. (RT 3 in CASTLEWOOD, VA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0830792
  Organizations: RUSSELL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CASTLEWOOD HIGH (CASTLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL in CASTLEWOOD, VA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0830791
  Organizations: RUSSELL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE CO (US ROUTE 58 & STATE RTE 71 in CASTLEWOOD, VA)

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

• CLINCH RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (STATE ROUTE 615 in CASTLEWOOD, VA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Alternative names: RUSSELL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS/CLINCH RIV

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 16.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.8%

Population in 1990: 7,166.

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

• This state: 4,537
• Northeast: 39
• Midwest: 268
• South: 1,037
• West: 12

74% of the 24224 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Virginia.

94% of the 24224 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 101 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Mining: Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Collection (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 18. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 38 took place in 2003, and the least - 5 in 2013. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (48.7%), and Outside Fires (31.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 24224
• 14648.7%Structure Fires
• 9431.3%Outside Fires
• 4013.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 206.7%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 24224, Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 24224 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	54	73.9 years
Mary	46	74.1 years
Robert	44	73.0 years
James	42	70.6 years
John	36	75.8 years
Charlie	29	72.9 years
Charles	26	67.6 years
Henry	22	74.9 years
Margaret	21	79.6 years
Nannie	20	85.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 24224 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jessee	60	73.5 years
Meade	54	70.6 years
Salyer	46	73.1 years
Johnson	43	77.5 years
Hall	41	64.5 years
Osborne	36	75.1 years
Kiser	34	77.4 years
Phillips	33	68.5 years
Castle	27	70.7 years
Robinson	26	77.1 years

Businesses in zip code 24224
Name	Count		Name	Count
Chevrolet	1		Pizza Hut	1
H&R Block	1		Subway	1
Lane Furniture	1		U-Haul	1