Amherst County

Amherst County has 31,485 residents across 4 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $68,724, 26% below the Virginia figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $212,400, and 25% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

31,485residentsACS 2020–2024

$68,724median household incomeVirginia: $93K

$212,400median home valueowner-occupied homes

85%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Amherst County in VirginiaZIP codes in Amherst County highlighted; the rest of Virginia in grey

Map of Virginia with Amherst County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 4 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
24521	10,599	$74K	$241K	82%	29%	84%	27 min
24572	15,744	$62K	$204K	78%	19%	87%	25 min
24574	3,666	$69K	$221K	90%	31%	77%	33 min
24595	630	$93K	$-666667K	19%	77%	84%	10 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

31,485 residents in 12,694 households, next to the Virginia figure.

20%

under 18

20%

aged 18–34

22%

aged 65 and over

31%

of households are people living alone

47%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

14,364 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $212,400 (±$9,118).

81%

of households own their home

78%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

12%

are mobile homes

12%

of housing units are vacant

$871

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20195%

2000–200913%

1990–199916%

1980–198913%

1970–197918%

1960–196913%

1950–19599%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$3,768.

$68,724

median household income

10.8%

of people live below the poverty line

4.7%

unemployment rate

25%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

26 min

average commute to work

10%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

87%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

10%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

85%

of households have a broadband subscription

14%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates