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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 23704 Zip Code is $20,592, which is much lower than the state average of $33,958 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. 23704 Zip Code median household income is $34,276, which has grown by 35.86% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 38.81% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average 23704 Zip Code residents spend 24.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #653

23704 Zip Code	20,592 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

23704 Zip Code	25,940 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

23704 Zip Code	32,209 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

23704 Zip Code	20,216 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

23704 Zip Code	34,276 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

23704 Zip Code	48,729 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

23704 Zip Code	35.86%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	23704 Zip Code		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.09%	$16,892, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.22%	$12,902, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.85%	$2,563, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.58%	$20,794, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

23704 Zip Code	40,463 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

23704 Zip Code	53,355 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	23704 Zip Code	Virginia	U.S.
White	$51,477, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$26,563, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
Hispanic	$47,232, see rank	$60,459	$42,396
Asian	$51,250, see rank	$94,223	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$39,000, see rank	$54,801	$37,170
One Race, Other	$25,781, see rank	$54,333	$40,300
Two or More Races	$15,057, see rank	$65,164	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	23704 Zip Code	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$12,215, see rank	$30,558	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,329, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$38,696, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$24,385, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	23704 Zip Code	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	14,129, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	6,629, 46.92%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,885, 58.61%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	254, 3.83%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,631, 54.77%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,191, 87.88%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	440, 12.12%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,744, 41.39%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	7,500, 53.08%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,255, 56.73%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	54, 0.72%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,201, 56.01%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,622, 86.22%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	579, 13.78%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,245, 43.27%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	23704 Zip Code	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	6,987, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,018, 71.82%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	756, 10.82%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	313, 4.48%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	452, 6.47%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	260, 3.72%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	188, 2.69%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

23704 Zip Code	24.1 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	23704 Zip Code	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,813	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	3,191, 46.84%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	987, 30.93%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	574, 17.99%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	547, 17.14%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	366, 11.47%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	492, 15.42%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	3,622, 53.16%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,172, 32.36%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	946, 26.12%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,196, 33.02%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18, 0.50%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	237, 6.54%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	23704 Zip Code	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,813, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	26, 0.38%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	416, 6.11%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	603, 8.85%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	143, 2.10%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	852, 12.51%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	328, 4.81%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	54, 0.79%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	339, 4.98%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	729, 10.70%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,751, 25.70%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	711, 10.44%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	563, 8.26%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	298, 4.37%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	23704 Zip Code	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,986	34.21%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,160	29.92%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.