ZIP 24520 · Alton
Who lives in ZIP code 24520 (Alton, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Alton, VA · Halifax County
uszips 2026
People1,931
Median age56.6
Household income$42,841
Home value$123,741
Median rent$756/mo
Poverty16.4%
College degree+19.4%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 915
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
33.9% are 65 or older; 81.0% are adults.
Household income
7.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,609.
Education (adults 25+)
35.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.6%
- Never married
- 29.0%
- Divorced
- 12.2%
- Widowed
- 8.3%
- Family size
- 2.74
- Dual-income families
- 46.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.6%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.2%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 8.9%
- Farmers
- 5.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.8%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 15.0%
- No health insurance
- 10.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.