ZIP 24523 · Bedford
Who lives in ZIP code 24523 (Bedford, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Bedford, VA · Bedford County
uszips 2026
People20,349
Median age45.6
Household income$73,957
Home value$242,197
Median rent$810/mo
Poverty9.1%
College degree+25.8%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lynchburg, VA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 34 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,213
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.9% are 65 or older; 79.8% are adults.
Household income
31.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,467.
Education (adults 25+)
41.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.7%
- Never married
- 23.0%
- Divorced
- 12.0%
- Widowed
- 6.3%
- Family size
- 2.98
- Dual-income families
- 48.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.3%
- Rent burden
- 27.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 10.1%
- Farmers
- 4.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.2%
- Veterans
- 8.7%
- With a disability
- 13.5%
- No health insurance
- 7.3%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.