ZIP 24279 · Pound
Who lives in ZIP code 24279 (Pound, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Pound, VA · Wise County
uszips 2026
People4,671
Median age42.7
Household income$43,602
Home value$104,195
Median rent$779/mo
Poverty13.7%
College degree+10.4%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 23 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,722
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.4% are 65 or older; 83.4% are adults.
Household income
11.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,138.
Education (adults 25+)
42.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.0%
- Never married
- 31.0%
- Divorced
- 14.2%
- Widowed
- 8.8%
- Family size
- 2.78
- Dual-income families
- 41.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.0%
- Rent burden
- 29.4%
- Men / women
- 57% / 43%
Work
- In labor force
- 40.9%
- Unemployment
- 9.4%
- Self-employed
- 8.7%
- Farmers
- 2.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.7%
- Veterans
- 7.0%
- With a disability
- 27.5%
- No health insurance
- 11.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.