23844 Zip Code (VA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 552
Zip code population in 2010: 788
Zip code population in 2000: 787

Houses and condos: 316
Renter-occupied apartments: 51
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 23844: 86.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 45.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,035
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $206

For population 25 years and over in 23844:

• High school or higher: 66.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 23844:

• Never married: 3.9%
• Now married: 70.5%
• Separated: 17.3%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 8.2%

• 
• • 37868.6%Black
  • 13524.5%White
  • 386.9%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 23844, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,259 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,259
State:	$86,446

Salary/wage: $38,765 (reported on 85.2% of returns)

Here:	$38,765
State:	$71,185

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1045.7% for AGIs below $25k, 4143.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9493.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14250.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $217 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$217
Virginia:	$1,805

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 26.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $867 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$867
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Total itemized deductions: $27,733 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$27,733
State:	$33,287

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1386.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Charity contributions: $5,533 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$5,533
State:	$10,381

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 276.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $5,800 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

23844:	$5,800
State:	$8,284

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 290.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,257 (reported on 25.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,257
State:	$2,214

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 138.6% for AGIs below $25k, 101.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 85.2%

Here:	85%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs below $25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 23844, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,714 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,714
State:	$71,192

Salary/wage: $31,332 (reported on 89.3% of returns)

Here:	$31,332
State:	$59,229

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.3% for AGIs below $25k, 81.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $480 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$480
Virginia:	$1,600

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

Ordinary dividends: $850 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$850
State:	$6,959

Profit/loss from business: +$3,350 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	+$3,350
State:	+$14,116

Total itemized deductions: $16,650 (30% of AGI, reported on 28.6% of returns)

Here:	$16,650
State:	$26,596

Here:	29.8% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $3,950 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,950
State:	$4,443

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $4,025 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

23844:	$4,025
State:	$9,951

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,256 (reported on 32.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,256
State:	$2,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 57.1%

Here:	57%
State:	46%

(% for various income ranges: 57.1% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 23844, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,924 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,924
State:	$56,704

Salary/wage: $28,023 (reported on 89.5% of returns)

Here:	$28,023
State:	$48,441

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $662 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$662
Virginia:	$1,688

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $441 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	$441
State:	$4,028

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,062 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,062
State:	+$14,375

Total itemized deductions: $15,571 (30% of AGI, reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	$15,571
State:	$21,492

Here:	30.2% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,386 (7% of AGI, reported on 20.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,386
State:	$3,794

Here:	6.6% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

Total tax: $3,104 (reported on 61.8% of returns)

23844:	$3,104
State:	$9,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,833 (reported on 33.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,833
State:	$1,734

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.6%

Here:	66%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 60.9% for AGIs below $10k, 67.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 23828, 23829, 23827, 23897, 27853, 23867.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 54
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 172

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 7 (0 now married, 6 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 116 (113 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 23844 with a mortgage: 85 (48 second mortgage, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,336
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $355

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 23844 household income distribution in 2022

• 17Less than $10,000
• 13$25,000 to $29,999
• 110$30,000 to $34,999
• 18$35,000 to $39,999
• 14$40,000 to $44,999
• 37$60,000 to $74,999
• 8$75,000 to $99,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 23844

• 37$10,000 to $14,999
• 41$15,000 to $19,999
• 28$90,000 to $99,999
• 16$100,000 to $124,999
• 22$200,000 to $249,999
• 7$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 23844

• 3$450 to $499
• 6$650 to $699
• 10$750 to $799
• 30No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,164.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $401,990
• Black or African American householders: $715,348

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $170,226

Here:	$170,226
State:	$472,865

Mobile homes: $32,851

Here:	$32,851
State:	$100,736

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 154
• Mobile homes: 154

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 23844

• 50.4%114Drove a car alone
• 45.1%102Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 23844

• 75 to 9 minutes
• 710 to 14 minutes
• 12615 to 19 minutes
• 3525 to 29 minutes
• 530 to 34 minutes
• 1135 to 39 minutes
• 1360 to 89 minutes
• 690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 18.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 552

• Male householders: 83 (0 living alone), Female householders: 140 (66 living alone)

• 113 spouses (113 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 45 children (46 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 71 other relatives, 92 non-relatives

Size of family households: 107 2-persons, 17 4-persons, 29 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 66 1-person

20 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (25 women).

100.4% of residents of 23844 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.1%

Population in 1990: 743. Population change in the 1990s: +44 (+5.9%).

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

• This state: 449
• Northeast: 33
• South: 59
• West: 6

69% of the 23844 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.

96% of the 23844 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 111% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Exterminating and Pest Control Services (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 23844 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	13	70.2 years
William	9	68.4 years
Robert	7	78.7 years
James	7	70.5 years
Mary	6	81.0 years
Joe	5	76.4 years
George	5	78.6 years
Lillian	4	81.0 years
Joseph	4	69.0 years
Willie	4	71.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 23844 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Turner	15	71.1 years
Jones	9	75.0 years
Claud	9	78.8 years
Grizzard	9	73.0 years
Harris	8	80.2 years
Stephens	8	75.5 years
Tennessee	6	71.0 years
Peeples	6	71.1 years
Lucas	6	67.3 years
Joyner	6	74.7 years