ZIP 24251 · Gate City
Who lives in ZIP code 24251 (Gate City, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gate City, VA · Scott County
uszips 2026
People7,937
Median age47.8
Household income$44,505
Home value$159,827
Median rent$676/mo
Poverty19.7%
College degree+17.8%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
- Wider region
- Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 26 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,536
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.2% are 65 or older; 83.8% are adults.
Household income
21.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,730.
Education (adults 25+)
38.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.0%
- Never married
- 26.0%
- Divorced
- 13.3%
- Widowed
- 11.7%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 38.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.0%
- Rent burden
- 30.8%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.8%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 9.3%
- Farmers
- 9.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.1%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 28.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.8%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.