ZIP 24521 · Amherst
Who lives in ZIP code 24521 (Amherst, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Amherst, VA · Amherst County
uszips 2026
People10,599
Median age43.0
Household income$73,571
Home value$240,556
Median rent$846/mo
Poverty10.8%
College degree+29.1%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lynchburg, VA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 19 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,136
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.1% are 65 or older; 78.1% are adults.
Household income
37.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,897.
Education (adults 25+)
42.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.8%
- Never married
- 24.6%
- Divorced
- 13.3%
- Widowed
- 8.3%
- Family size
- 3.15
- Dual-income families
- 51.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.6%
- Rent burden
- 24.7%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.2%
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Self-employed
- 9.0%
- Farmers
- 4.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.7%
- Veterans
- 7.8%
- With a disability
- 15.1%
- No health insurance
- 8.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.