ZIP 24526 · Big Island
Who lives in ZIP code 24526 (Big Island, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Big Island, VA · Bedford County
uszips 2026
People1,494
Median age48.6
Household income$85,729
Home value$228,244
Median rent$809/mo
Poverty4.1%
College degree+24.4%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lynchburg, VA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 633
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.6% are 65 or older; 80.4% are adults.
Household income
41.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,134.
Education (adults 25+)
51.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 71.5%
- Never married
- 15.1%
- Divorced
- 8.7%
- Widowed
- 4.6%
- Family size
- 2.82
- Dual-income families
- 47.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.9%
- Rent burden
- 12.8%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.2%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 4.8%
- Farmers
- 4.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.5%
- Veterans
- 9.9%
- With a disability
- 6.4%
- No health insurance
- 9.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.