24479 Zip Code (VA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,133
Zip code population in 2010: 1,537
Zip code population in 2000: 1,326

Houses and condos: 838
Renter-occupied apartments: 46
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 24479: 84.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 60.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 35 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: $2,255 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,832 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 24479:

• High school or higher: 90.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
• Unemployed: 3.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 24479:

• Never married: 24.8%
• Now married: 57.5%
• Separated: 3.3%
• Widowed: 8.6%
• Divorced: 5.8%

• 
• • 2,08597.7%White
  • 211.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 140.7%Two or more races
  • 130.6%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 24479, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $62,169 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$62,169
State:	$86,446

Salary/wage: $50,502 (reported on 75.7% of returns)

Here:	$50,502
State:	$71,185

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1071.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3187.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6647.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8948.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16918.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,075 (reported on 37.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,075
Virginia:	$1,805

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.0% for AGIs below $25k, 28.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 190.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,582 (reported on 23.0% of returns)

Here:	$6,582
State:	$8,327

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.3% for AGIs below $25k, 90.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 253.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 148.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 924.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,400 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	+$12,400
State:	+$24,644

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.3% for AGIs below $25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 45.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2634.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,500 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	+$8,500
State:	+$12,836

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.3% for AGIs below $25k, 222.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 163.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 682.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,438 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

24479:	$17,438
Virginia:	$21,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 484.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1275.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $31,029 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$31,029
State:	$33,287

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 845.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2137.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $19,120 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	$19,120
State:	$10,381

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 141.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1062.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,286 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

24479:	$6,286
State:	$8,284

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 168.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 435.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,644 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,644
State:	$2,214

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.0% for AGIs below $25k, 35.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.5%

Here:	91%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 86.4% for AGIs below $25k, 93.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 108.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 24479, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $49,099 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,099
State:	$71,192

Salary/wage: $40,384 (reported on 82.4% of returns)

Here:	$40,384
State:	$59,229

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.3% for AGIs below $25k, 79.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,044 (reported on 45.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,044
Virginia:	$1,600

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,327 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	$5,327
State:	$6,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,567 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	+$6,567
State:	+$16,672

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,364 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	+$5,364
State:	+$14,116

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,089 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

24479:	$13,089
Virginia:	$16,667

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,830 (23% of AGI, reported on 31.1% of returns)

Here:	$17,830
State:	$26,596

Here:	22.8% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,106 (reported on 23.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,106
State:	$4,443

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,191 (reported on 31.1% of returns)

24479:	$5,191
State:	$9,951

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,920 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,920
State:	$2,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.8%

Here:	57%
State:	46%

(% for various income ranges: 51.9% for AGIs below $25k, 55.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 24479, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,499 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,499
State:	$56,704

Salary/wage: $35,264 (reported on 84.5% of returns)

Here:	$35,264
State:	$48,441

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 126.8% for AGIs below $10k, 75.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,516 (reported on 52.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,516
Virginia:	$1,688

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $3,006 (reported on 25.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,006
State:	$4,028

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$8,673 (reported on 21.2% of returns)

Here:	+$8,673
State:	+$14,375

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -6.0% for AGIs below $10k, -0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,848 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$8,848
State:	+$13,342

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,071 (reported on 2.0% of returns)

24479:	$3,071
Virginia:	$2,943

Total itemized deductions: $16,639 (24% of AGI, reported on 29.0% of returns)

Here:	$16,639
State:	$21,492

Here:	23.6% of AGI
State:	21.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.1% for AGIs below $10k, 10.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,926 (5% of AGI, reported on 24.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,926
State:	$3,794

Here:	5.4% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,039 (reported on 78.7% of returns)

24479:	$5,039
State:	$9,537

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,473 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,473
State:	$1,734

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.9%

Here:	62%
State:	52%

(% for various income ranges: 51.2% for AGIs below $10k, 59.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 24421, 24411, 24430, 24485, 24459, 24401.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 34
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 805

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 386 (223 now married, 161 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 24479 with a mortgage: 452 (14 second mortgage, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 64

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,477
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $381

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

• Zip code 24479 household income distribution in 2022

• 59Less than $10,000
• 13$15,000 to $19,999
• 28$20,000 to $24,999
• 87$25,000 to $29,999
• 12$30,000 to $34,999
• 51$40,000 to $44,999
• 21$45,000 to $49,999
• 122$50,000 to $59,999
• 36$60,000 to $74,999
• 187$75,000 to $99,999
• 25$100,000 to $124,999
• 37$125,000 to $149,999
• 51$150,000 to $199,999
• 108$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 24479

• 21Less than $10,000
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$70,000 to $79,999
• 14$100,000 to $124,999
• 24$125,000 to $149,999
• 51$150,000 to $174,999
• 36$175,000 to $199,999
• 40$200,000 to $249,999
• 71$250,000 to $299,999
• 231$300,000 to $399,999
• 88$400,000 to $499,999
• 101$500,000 to $749,999
• 75$750,000 to $999,999
• 39$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 24479

• 30$750 to $799
• 16$800 to $899

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $418,029
• Black or African American householders: $122,209

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $368,068 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $229,545 - $527,358

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $370,846

Here:	$370,846
State:	$472,865

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 760
• 20 to 49: 13
• Mobile homes: 63

Unemployment: 3.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 24479

• 68.2%683Drove a car alone
• 4.4%44Carpooled
• 31.4%315Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 24479

• 40Less than 5 minutes
• 195 to 9 minutes
• 5610 to 14 minutes
• 6015 to 19 minutes
• 21120 to 24 minutes
• 7025 to 29 minutes
• 12830 to 34 minutes
• 635 to 39 minutes
• 10145 to 59 minutes
• 560 to 89 minutes
• 2190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 79.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,133

• Male householders: 492 (159 living alone), Female householders: 355 (75 living alone)

• 431 spouses (431 opposite-sex spouses), 213 unmarried partners, (213 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 580 children (538 natural, 5 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 88 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 238 2-persons, 77 3-persons, 98 4-persons, 55 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 234 1-person, 92 2-persons

473 married couples with children.
56 single-parent households (13 men, 43 women).

99.1% of residents of 24479 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BUFFALO GAP HIGH SCHOOL (1800 BUFFALO GAP HIGHWAY in SWOOPE, VA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-80294, AIR PROGRAM
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0080660
  Business SIC and NAICS classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Organizations: AUGUSTA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CAMP SHENANDOAH STP (222 BOY SCOUT LN in SWOOPE, VA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL CAMPS
  Alternative names: CAMP SHENANDOAH-BOY SCOUTS OF

Population in 1990: 1,477.

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

• This state: 1,387
• Northeast: 431
• Midwest: 26
• South: 203
• West: 59

66% of the 24479 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Virginia.

78% of the 24479 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 50
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 62 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Car Washes (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 fire incidents per year is 22. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 40 took place in 2006, and the least - 6 in 2003. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (55.1%), and Outside Fires (34.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 24479
• 20555.1%Structure Fires
• 12834.4%Outside Fires
• 328.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 71.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 24479, Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 24479 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	18	72.8 years
Mary	14	76.6 years
Robert	13	72.1 years
James	12	75.2 years
Charles	10	67.2 years
William	10	65.1 years
Roy	7	71.3 years
George	6	74.1 years
Raymond	6	72.1 years
Frances	6	79.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 24479 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brown	14	78.0 years
Cook	13	72.7 years
Smith	10	72.8 years
Shuey	9	80.6 years
Rowe	9	78.5 years
Jackson	8	79.0 years
Thompson	7	78.1 years
Jones	6	76.3 years
Spitler	5	85.0 years
Smiley	5	73.4 years