Buckingham County

Buckingham County has 16,976 residents across 8 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $60,828, 35% below the Virginia figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $173,400, and 15% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

16,976residentsACS 2020–2024

$60,828median household incomeVirginia: $93K

$173,400median home valueowner-occupied homes

76%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Virginia with Buckingham 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 8 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
23004	819	$66K	$163K	88%	19%	79%	45 min
23123	1,995	$50K	$161K	59%	3%	74%	55 min
23921	2,408	$68K	$226K	72%	30%	77%	33 min
23936	7,334	$58K	$172K	80%	10%	77%	43 min
24553	1,610	$50K	$141K	79%	13%	78%	31 min
24562	820	$59K	$316K	80%	27%	77%	51 min
24590	8,229	$106K	$293K	83%	30%	92%	38 min
24599	470	$63K	$-666667K	90%	31%	66%	61 min

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

People.

16,976 residents in 6,274 households, next to the Virginia figure.

18%

under 18

20%

aged 18–34

21%

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.

7,284 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $173,400 (±$13,114).

77%

of households own their home

74%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

24%

are mobile homes

14%

of housing units are vacant

$927

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–201910%

2000–200921%

1990–199917%

1980–198914%

1970–197914%

1960–19695%

1950–19594%

1940–19494%

1939 or earlier10%

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 ±$4,412.

$60,828

median household income

12.5%

of people live below the poverty line

4.7%

unemployment rate

15%

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.

45 min

average commute to work

46%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

88%

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.

76%

of households have a broadband subscription

22%

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