ZIP 22842 · Mount Jackson
Who lives in ZIP code 22842 (Mount Jackson, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mount Jackson, VA · Shenandoah County
uszips 2026
People5,580
Median age42.7
Household income$60,134
Home value$224,943
Median rent$997/mo
Poverty14.8%
College degree+16.2%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 26 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,152
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.1% are 65 or older; 76.5% are adults.
Household income
29.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,690.
Education (adults 25+)
46.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.3%
- Never married
- 31.7%
- Divorced
- 17.8%
- Widowed
- 9.2%
- Family size
- 3.43
- Dual-income families
- 56.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.5%
- Rent burden
- 28.2%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.9%
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
- Self-employed
- 12.7%
- Farmers
- 5.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.0%
- Veterans
- 9.5%
- With a disability
- 15.4%
- No health insurance
- 10.6%
- Limited English
- 3.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.