Brunswick County

Brunswick County has 15,841 residents across 12 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $53,084, 43% below the Virginia figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $142,700, and 17% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

15,841residentsACS 2020–2024

$53,084median household incomeVirginia: $93K

$142,700median home valueowner-occupied homes

80%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Virginia with Brunswick 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 12 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
23821	1,983	$46K	$99K	74%	12%	78%	33 min
23843	446	$70K	$121K	90%	5%	94%	26 min
23845	280	$73K	$433K	90%	42%	81%	34 min
23856	540	$47K	$88K	74%	13%	74%	24 min
23857	352	$80K	$-666667K	62%	46%	77%	24 min
23868	6,281	$45K	$133K	59%	13%	87%	30 min
23876	252	$55K	$412K	100%	18%	77%	10 min
23887	631	$78K	$277K	98%	43%	78%	46 min
23889	565	$50K	$214K	85%	5%	54%	47 min
23893	504	$56K	$160K	93%	16%	87%	31 min
23920	3,225	$64K	$128K	71%	18%	77%	31 min
23938	295	$48K	$181K	90%	4%	79%	26 min

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

People.

15,841 residents in 6,477 households, next to the Virginia figure.

15%

under 18

23%

aged 18–34

22%

aged 65 and over

34%

of households are people living alone

37%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

7,957 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $142,700 (±$16,475).

74%

of households own their home

72%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

22%

are mobile homes

19%

of housing units are vacant

$834

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20197%

2000–200915%

1990–199918%

1980–198910%

1970–197917%

1960–19697%

1950–195911%

1940–19496%

1939 or earlier11%

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 ±$4,616.

$53,084

median household income

14.9%

of people live below the poverty line

3.3%

unemployment rate

17%

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.

31 min

average commute to work

18%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

87%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

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.

80%

of households have a broadband subscription

19%

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