ZIP 24368 · Rural Retreat
Who lives in ZIP code 24368 (Rural Retreat, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rural Retreat, VA · Wythe County
uszips 2026
People5,574
Median age38.1
Household income$73,614
Home value$167,225
Median rent$773/mo
Poverty14.1%
College degree+21.8%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 25 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,116
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.1% are 65 or older; 72.0% are adults.
Household income
32.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,837.
Education (adults 25+)
43.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.1%
- Never married
- 27.4%
- Divorced
- 12.7%
- Widowed
- 4.7%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 55.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.9%
- Rent burden
- 33.9%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
- Self-employed
- 9.4%
- Farmers
- 7.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.8%
- Veterans
- 8.9%
- With a disability
- 13.3%
- No health insurance
- 5.9%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.