Buchanan County

Buchanan County has 19,415 residents across 11 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $42,886, 54% below the Virginia figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $94,900, and 12% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

19,415residentsACS 2020–2024

$42,886median household incomeVirginia: $93K

$94,900median home valueowner-occupied homes

77%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Virginia with Buchanan 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 11 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
24603	632	$56K	$135K	85%	7%	100%	50 min
24607	313	$92K	$45K	88%	17%	82%	51 min
24614	6,668	$41K	$116K	86%	11%	77%	25 min
24620	2,270	$30K	$69K	92%	5%	86%	42 min
24622	527	$32K	$90K	81%	8%	66%	43 min
24631	2,397	$44K	$67K	64%	9%	80%	22 min
24634	338	$31K	$110K	91%	9%	96%	28 min
24639	2,736	$56K	$117K	71%	34%	87%	30 min
24646	667	$47K	$76K	98%	22%	56%	33 min
24656	2,305	$44K	$96K	84%	11%	75%	33 min
24657	250	$-666667K	$-666667K	43%	5%	85%	50 min

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

People.

19,415 residents in 7,530 households, next to the Virginia figure.

17%

under 18

18%

aged 18–34

24%

aged 65 and over

29%

of households are people living alone

48%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

10,321 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $94,900 (±$10,570).

83%

of households own their home

59%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

36%

are mobile homes

27%

of housing units are vacant

$743

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20196%

2000–200912%

1990–199915%

1980–198916%

1970–197922%

1960–196910%

1950–19597%

1940–19498%

1939 or earlier5%

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 ±$3,670.

$42,886

median household income

25.2%

of people live below the poverty line

3.9%

unemployment rate

12%

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.

33 min

average commute to work

22%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

92%

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.

77%

of households have a broadband subscription

21%

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