24348 Zip Code (Independence, VA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 4,811
Zip code population in 2010: 3,958
Zip code population in 2000: 4,245

Houses and condos: 2,530
Renter-occupied apartments: 549
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 24348: 83.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 106.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 45 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: $624 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $659 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 24348:

• High school or higher: 83.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
• Unemployed: 4.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 24348:

• Never married: 27.1%
• Now married: 47.9%
• Separated: 3.0%
• Widowed: 6.4%
• Divorced: 15.7%

• 
• • 3,64292.0%White
  • 1423.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1313.3%Black
  • 360.9%Two or more races
  • 60.2%American Indian
  • 10.03%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 24348, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,736 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,736
State:	$71,192

Salary/wage: $32,362 (reported on 82.9% of returns)

Here:	$32,362
State:	$59,229

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.0% for AGIs below $25k, 79.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,419 (reported on 34.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,419
Virginia:	$1,600

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,600 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,600
State:	$6,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,087 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	+$9,087
State:	+$16,672

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,900 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	+$7,900
State:	+$14,116

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,407 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

24348:	$9,407
Virginia:	$16,667

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $19,390 (27% of AGI, reported on 19.1% of returns)

Here:	$19,390
State:	$26,596

Here:	26.5% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,181 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$4,181
State:	$4,443

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,267 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

24348:	$5,267
State:	$9,951

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,074 (reported on 25.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,074
State:	$2,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 67.1%

Here:	67%
State:	46%

(% for various income ranges: 64.8% for AGIs below $25k, 68.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 24348, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,763 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,763
State:	$56,704

Salary/wage: $28,253 (reported on 83.9% of returns)

Here:	$28,253
State:	$48,441

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 143.2% for AGIs below $10k, 80.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 47.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,508 (reported on 45.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,508
Virginia:	$1,688

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,233 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,233
State:	$4,028

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,473 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	+$7,473
State:	+$14,375

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,419 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	+$10,419
State:	+$13,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.1% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,167 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

24348:	$3,167
Virginia:	$2,943

Total itemized deductions: $14,716 (22% of AGI, reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$14,716
State:	$21,492

Here:	21.8% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,106 (6% of AGI, reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$4,106
State:	$3,794

Here:	5.6% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,704 (reported on 71.8% of returns)

24348:	$3,704
State:	$9,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,603 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,603
State:	$1,734

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.5%

Here:	68%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $10k, 71.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 24326, 24374, 28675, 28663, 24322, 24330.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 319
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,471

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 23 (23 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 797 (436 now married, 358 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 24348 with a mortgage: 528 (22 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 737

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $806
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $264

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

• Zip code 24348 household income distribution in 2019

• 208Less than $10,000
• 151$10,000 to $14,999
• 118$15,000 to $19,999
• 84$20,000 to $24,999
• 113$25,000 to $29,999
• 130$30,000 to $34,999
• 92$35,000 to $39,999
• 115$40,000 to $44,999
• 121$45,000 to $49,999
• 121$50,000 to $59,999
• 130$60,000 to $74,999
• 176$75,000 to $99,999
• 117$100,000 to $124,999
• 16$125,000 to $149,999
• 33$150,000 to $199,999
• 22$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 24348

• 4Less than $10,000
• 15$15,000 to $19,999
• 47$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$25,000 to $29,999
• 16$30,000 to $34,999
• 41$40,000 to $49,999
• 53$50,000 to $59,999
• 81$60,000 to $69,999
• 66$70,000 to $79,999
• 85$80,000 to $89,999
• 53$90,000 to $99,999
• 190$100,000 to $124,999
• 52$125,000 to $149,999
• 104$150,000 to $174,999
• 42$175,000 to $199,999
• 103$200,000 to $249,999
• 52$250,000 to $299,999
• 15$300,000 to $399,999
• 67$500,000 to $749,999
• 8$750,000 to $999,999
• 36$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 24348

• 41Less than $100
• 17$100 to $149
• 32$150 to $199
• 37$200 to $249
• 38$250 to $299
• 34$300 to $349
• 16$350 to $399
• 96$400 to $449
• 73$450 to $499
• 29$500 to $549
• 7$550 to $599
• 11$600 to $649
• 7$1,000 to $1,249
• 3$2,000 to $2,499
• 61No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $488.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $403,372.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $124,039
• Black or African American householders: $121,309
• Two or more races householders: $144,055

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $119,642 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $78,484 - $184,787

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,777
• One, attached: 17
• Two: 99
• 3 or 4: 77
• 5 to 9: 48
• 10 to 19: 18
• 20 to 49: 17
• Mobile homes: 447
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Unemployment: 4.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 24348

• 82.8%1,356Drove a car alone
• 7.0%114Carpooled
• 2.4%39Bus or trolley bus
• 0.3%5Motorcycle
• 1.2%20Walked
• 2.3%37Other means
• 3.7%61Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 24348

• 99Less than 5 minutes
• 1635 to 9 minutes
• 26610 to 14 minutes
• 15415 to 19 minutes
• 17220 to 24 minutes
• 7025 to 29 minutes
• 32430 to 34 minutes
• 2935 to 39 minutes
• 5040 to 44 minutes
• 16245 to 59 minutes
• 6060 to 89 minutes
• 1990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 53.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,811

• Male householders: 908 (221 living alone), Female householders: 897 (396 living alone)

• 871 spouses (871 opposite-sex spouses), 43 unmarried partners, (43 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 857 children (811 natural, 0 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 22 other relatives, 80 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,052 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 647 2-persons, 231 3-persons, 187 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 617 1-person, 69 2-persons, 6 4-persons

459 married couples with children.
199 single-parent households (34 men, 165 women).

93.4% of residents of 24348 zip code speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% very well, 7% well, 3% not well, 3% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% very well, 10% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BLUE SPRUCE CLEANERS (ST RT 58, GUYNN SHOPPING CTR in INDEPENDENCE, VA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-11389, AIR PROGRAM
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
  Business NAICS classification: DRYCLEANING AND LAUNDRY SERVICES (EXCEPT COIN-OPERATED).
  Organizations: BLUE SPRUCE CLEANERS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BRIDLE CREEK ELEM. (77 BRIDLE CREEK RD in INDEPENDENCE, VA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0380570
  Organizations: GRAYSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.1%

Population in 1990: 3,760. Population change in the 1990s: +485 (+12.9%).

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

• This state: 2,744
• Northeast: 401
• Midwest: 136
• South: 1,376
• West: 39

67% of the 24348 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Virginia.

88% of the 24348 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% 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): 10 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• GRAYSON NURSING AND REHAB CTR (400 S INDEPENDENCE AVE in INDEPENDENCE, VA; small business) : $276,707 in 13 contracts from 2001 to 2005

  Contracts for Nursing Home Care Contracts by Department of Veterans Affairs
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $5,000; 2002: $59,000; 2003: $103,872; 2004: $67,921; 2005: $40,914; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $59,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Nursing Home Care Contracts. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2002-12-15.
  $49,328, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
  $30,583, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
  $25,748, same as above. Signed on 2004-07-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  

• DARCO SOUTHERN, INC (253 DARCO DR in INDEPENDENCE, VA; small business) : $861 in 5 contracts in 2005

  Contracts for Packing and Gasket Materials by Navy
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $861; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $450 with Navy for Packing and Gasket Materials. Signed on 2005-08-13. Completion date: 2005-08-22.
  $150, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-27. Completion date: 2005-05-10.
  $150 with Navy for Packing and Gasket Materials. Taking place in WA. Signed on 2005-05-01. Completion date: 2005-05-05.
  $75 with Navy for Packing and Gasket Materials. Signed on 2005-04-27. Completion date: 2005-05-09.
  

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)

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 20. The highest number of fires - 42 took place in 2014, and the least - 8 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (47.2%), and Structure Fires (29.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 24348
• 16247.2%Outside Fires
• 10029.2%Structure Fires
• 4613.4%Other
• 3510.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 24348, Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 24348 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	45	71.1 years
John	42	76.2 years
William	40	72.6 years
Robert	32	71.9 years
Mary	25	78.6 years
Thomas	21	74.6 years
Virginia	19	76.3 years
Paul	16	77.6 years
George	14	77.0 years
Ruby	14	78.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 24348 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Cox	76	81.0 years
Phipps	61	78.2 years
Osborne	43	75.3 years
Hash	40	77.1 years
Ward	31	77.6 years
Bobbitt	29	72.8 years
Anders	28	74.1 years
Halsey	23	80.6 years
Roberts	22	75.7 years
Martin	21	76.1 years

Businesses in zip code 24348
Name	Count		Name	Count
FedEx	1		Subway	1
La-Z-Boy	1		U.S. Cellular	1
Lane Furniture	1		UPS	2