23954 Zip Code (VA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,478
Zip code population in 2010: 2,017
Zip code population in 2000: 1,838

Houses and condos: 1,115
Renter-occupied apartments: 380
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 23954: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 63.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 39 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: $619 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $502 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 23954:

• High school or higher: 95.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
• Unemployed: 0.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 23954:

• Never married: 38.5%
• Now married: 46.4%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 8.6%
• Divorced: 5.2%

• 
• • 1,32653.5%Black
  • 1,15246.5%White

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 23954, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $39,696 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,696
State:	$86,446

Salary/wage: $35,803 (reported on 84.8% of returns)

Here:	$35,803
State:	$71,185

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1155.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3669.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7161.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9980.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16160.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $325 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$325
Virginia:	$1,805

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 28.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 26.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $933 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	$933
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 52.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,575 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,575
State:	+$24,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,825 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,825
State:	+$12,836

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.0% for AGIs below $25k, 45.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,333 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

23954:	$13,333
Virginia:	$21,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.7% for AGIs below $25k, 646.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $27,167 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

Here:	$27,167
State:	$33,287

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 326.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Charity contributions: $7,200 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

Here:	$7,200
State:	$10,381

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 48.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Taxes paid: $4,567 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

23954:	$4,567
State:	$8,284

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,519 (reported on 28.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,519
State:	$2,214

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 140.3% for AGIs below $25k, 93.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.3%

Here:	91%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs below $25k, 93.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 23954, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,834 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,834
State:	$71,192

Salary/wage: $29,878 (reported on 88.0% of returns)

Here:	$29,878
State:	$59,229

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.4% for AGIs below $25k, 81.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $556 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$556
Virginia:	$1,600

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $933 (reported on 7.2% of returns)

Here:	$933
State:	$6,959

Profit/loss from business: +$3,640 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,640
State:	+$14,116

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,680 (reported on 6.0% of returns)

23954:	$4,680
Virginia:	$16,667

Total itemized deductions: $15,626 (27% of AGI, reported on 22.9% of returns)

Here:	$15,626
State:	$26,596

Here:	27.1% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $25k, 8.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,943 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,943
State:	$4,443

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $3,726 (reported on 22.9% of returns)

23954:	$3,726
State:	$9,951

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,418 (reported on 33.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,418
State:	$2,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 51.8%

Here:	52%
State:	46%

(% for various income ranges: 48.7% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 23954, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,834 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,834
State:	$56,704

Salary/wage: $24,993 (reported on 88.4% of returns)

Here:	$24,993
State:	$48,441

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.5% for AGIs below $10k, 87.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 113.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $961 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$961
Virginia:	$1,688

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $750 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	$750
State:	$4,028

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$746 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	+$746
State:	+$14,375

Profit/loss from business: +$3,659 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,659
State:	+$13,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,026 (29% of AGI, reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$15,026
State:	$21,492

Here:	29.4% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 23.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,676 (5% of AGI, reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,676
State:	$3,794

Here:	5.2% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $2,790 (reported on 60.8% of returns)

23954:	$2,790
State:	$9,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,941 (reported on 34.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,941
State:	$1,734

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.2%

Here:	61%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 55.4% for AGIs below $10k, 63.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 104.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 23942, 23947, 23943, 23922, 23974, 23952.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 471
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 549

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 24 (24 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 406 (183 now married, 223 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 23954 with a mortgage: 310 (27 second mortgage, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,031
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $371

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

• Zip code 23954 household income distribution in 2022

• 20Less than $10,000
• 93$10,000 to $14,999
• 110$20,000 to $24,999
• 37$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 58$35,000 to $39,999
• 18$40,000 to $44,999
• 54$45,000 to $49,999
• 51$50,000 to $59,999
• 128$60,000 to $74,999
• 141$75,000 to $99,999
• 122$100,000 to $124,999
• 113$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 23954

• 19Less than $10,000
• 18$10,000 to $14,999
• 35$50,000 to $59,999
• 10$60,000 to $69,999
• 18$70,000 to $79,999
• 4$80,000 to $89,999
• 64$90,000 to $99,999
• 30$100,000 to $124,999
• 24$125,000 to $149,999
• 85$150,000 to $174,999
• 50$175,000 to $199,999
• 20$200,000 to $249,999
• 36$250,000 to $299,999
• 13$300,000 to $399,999
• 73$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 23954

• 122$350 to $399
• 64$450 to $499
• 23$550 to $599
• 21$600 to $649
• 10$750 to $799
• 79$800 to $899
• 9$1,000 to $1,249
• 41No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $686.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $194,555
• Black or African American householders: $138,071
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $259,339

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $165,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $101,561 - $214,398

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $219,145

Here:	$219,145
State:	$472,865

Mobile homes: $73,379

Here:	$73,379
State:	$100,736

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 846
• 5 to 9: 27
• Mobile homes: 230

Unemployment: 0.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 23954

• 75.4%844Drove a car alone
• 11.3%127Carpooled
• 1.2%13Bus or trolley bus
• 6.7%75Other means
• 2.6%29Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 23954

• 11Less than 5 minutes
• 185 to 9 minutes
• 7510 to 14 minutes
• 7015 to 19 minutes
• 27520 to 24 minutes
• 4625 to 29 minutes
• 19330 to 34 minutes
• 1640 to 44 minutes
• 19145 to 59 minutes
• 7660 to 89 minutes
• 6790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 46.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,478

• Male householders: 485 (108 living alone), Female householders: 475 (101 living alone)

• 427 spouses (427 opposite-sex spouses), 146 unmarried partners, (146 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 707 children (642 natural, 21 adopted, 43 stepchildren), 132 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 foster children, 10 other relatives, 63 non-relatives

Size of family households: 256 2-persons, 129 3-persons, 148 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 209 1-person, 79 2-persons, 29 3-persons

330 married couples with children.
111 single-parent households (87 men, 24 women).

99.1% of residents of 23954 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BRYNIK FARMS (RT 2 BOX 55 in MEHERRIN, VA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-32033, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: HOGS
  Business NAICS classification: HOG AND PIG FARMING.
  

• CENTRAL REDI MIX CONCRETE (RT 1 BOX 18-H in MEHERRIN, VA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-30901, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
  Business NAICS classification: READY-MIX CONCRETE MANUFACTURING.
  

• CENTRAL REDI-MIX CONCRETE, INC. (3907 PATRICK HENRY HWY in MEHERRIN, VA)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.3%

Population in 1990: 1,429. Population change in the 1990s: +409 (+28.6%).

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

• This state: 1,633
• Northeast: 319
• Midwest: 119
• South: 344
• West: 38

61% of the 23954 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Virginia.

94% of the 23954 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 59
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 76 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

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

• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 8. The highest number of fires - 26 took place in 2006, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (50.0%), and Structure Fires (30.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 23954
• 6350.0%Outside Fires
• 3830.2%Structure Fires
• 2116.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 43.2%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 23954, Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 23954 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	18	72.0 years
James	15	74.4 years
George	12	70.0 years
Robert	12	75.2 years
Mary	11	80.1 years
William	9	70.9 years
Willie	9	73.0 years
Samuel	7	67.6 years
Charles	7	73.7 years
Henry	7	74.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 23954 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Stokes	18	64.0 years
Jackson	16	67.4 years
Walton	14	71.0 years
Redd	12	74.6 years
Watkins	11	74.3 years
Clark	8	76.5 years
Hurt	8	79.7 years
Hines	8	72.4 years
Smith	8	75.3 years
Townsend	7	80.7 years