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City: Altavista, VA
Campbell County, VA
Zip code population (2000): 5,431
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 5,358

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Houses and condos: 2,522
Renter-occupied apartments: 667
% of renters here:  29%
State:  32%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 24517: 82.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 147 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  0.9% ($431)
Virginia:  1.5% ($1,143)

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Males: 2,486  (45.8%)
Females: 2,945  (54.2%)

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Urban population: 3,343
Rural population: 2,088

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $167,232
24517:  $167,232
Virginia:  $262,100


According to our research of public records there were 14 registered sex offenders living in 24517 zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  41.3 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.3 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 24517, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,697 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $38,697
State:  $56,704

Salary/wage: $33,027 (reported on 86.2% of returns)
Here:  $33,027
State:  $48,441
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 132.8% for AGIs below $10k, 76.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,960 (reported on 36.5% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,960
Virginia:  $1,688
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $6,065 (reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:  $6,065
State:  $4,028
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$9,976 (reported on 14.6% of returns)
Here:  +$9,976
State:  +$14,375
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,912 (reported on 10.8% of returns)
Here:  +$13,912
State:  +$13,342
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.2% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,817 (reported on 2.6% of returns)
24517:  $2,817
Virginia:  $2,943
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,972 (1% of AGI, reported on 23.4% of returns)
Here:  $15,972
State:  $21,492
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,397 (5.5% of AGI, reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:  $4,397
Virginia:  $3,794

Here:  5.5% of AGI
State:  3.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,144 (reported on 72.4% of returns)
24517:  $5,144
State:  $9,537
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,789 (reported on 20.5% of returns)
Here:  $1,789
State:  $1,734
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.0% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.7%
Here:  59%
State:  52%
(% for various income ranges: 52.4% for AGIs below $10k, 61.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.1% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,224
This zip code:  $41,224
Virginia:  $59,562
Altavista, VA (24517) map

Nearest zip codes: 24563, 24571, 24550, 24557, 24569, 24588.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  66.4%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  3.9%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in zip code 24517 with a mortgage: 813 (35 second mortgage, 128 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 556


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,053

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $275

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  11.9%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  3.8%
Whole state:  4.2%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.8
State:  6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.5
State:  4.3


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Churches in zip code 24517 include: Lambs Church (A), Liberty Church (B), Calvary Church (C), Mount Pleasant Church (D), Penuel Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Altavista Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tardy Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Altavista Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 37
  • 1995 to 1998: 123
  • 1990 to 1994: 71
  • 1980 to 1989: 211
  • 1970 to 1979: 441
  • 1960 to 1969: 495
  • 1950 to 1959: 391
  • 1940 to 1949: 305
  • 1939 or earlier: 412



Zip code 24517 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Altavista, VA (24517):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 37
  • 2 bedrooms: 416
  • 3 bedrooms: 843
  • 4 bedrooms: 253
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 66


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 20
  • 1 bedrooms: 116
  • 2 bedrooms: 297
  • 3 bedrooms: 181
  • 4 bedrooms: 46
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 7



Vehicles available in 24517 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 125
  • 1 vehicle: 425
  • 2 vehicles: 515
  • 3 vehicles: 367
  • 4 vehicles: 138
  • 5 or more vehicles: 45


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 172
  • 1 vehicle: 224
  • 2 vehicles: 227
  • 3 vehicles: 44
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 24517 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 24517 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 24517:

  • Less than $10,000: 24
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 12
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 12
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 13
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 14
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 10
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 3
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 12
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 20
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 21
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 33
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 73
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 54
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 166
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 207
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 179
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 185
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 190
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 131
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 146
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 32
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 37
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 4
  • $1,000,000 or more: 19
 



24517 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 24517:

  • Less than $100: 26
  • $100 to $149: 17
  • $150 to $199: 12
  • $200 to $249: 42
  • $250 to $299: 67
  • $300 to $349: 58
  • $350 to $399: 65
  • $400 to $449: 14
  • $450 to $499: 12
  • $500 to $549: 16
  • $550 to $599: 9
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 23
  • No cash rent: 91
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $132,373.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $180,028
  • Black or African American householders: $130,608

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $169,475 (it was $75,800 in 2000)
24517:  $169,475
Virginia:  $262,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $99,103 - $256,210

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $207,855
Here:  $207,855
State:  $357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,027,353
Here:  $1,027,353
State:  $371,438

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $91,575
Here:  $91,575
State:  $305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $91,312
Here:  $91,312
State:  $316,638

Mobile homes: $20,105
Here:  $20,105
State:  $37,843


Owners and renters by unit type in %


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,911
  • One, attached: 30
  • Two: 48
  • 3 or 4: 98
  • 5 to 9: 176
  • 10 to 19: 17
  • Mobile homes: 206
24517 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 2,020 (85%)
  • Carpooled: 207 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
  • Walked: 55 (2%)
  • Other means: 36 (2%)
  • Worked at home: 37 (2%)
 

24517 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 99
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 500
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 476
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 316
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 138
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 115
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 226
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 80
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 95
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 117
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 55
  • 90 or more minutes: 109
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 59.0%


Household type by relationship
Households: 5,347

  • In family households: 4,564 (1,045 male householders, 498 female householders)
    1,145 spouses, 1,562 children (1,474 natural, 12 adopted, 76 stepchildren), 122 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 41 parents, 45 other relatives, 75 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 783 (247 male householders (236 living alone)), 484 female householders (437 living alone)), 52 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 82 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 724 2-persons, 429 3-persons, 232 4-persons, 111 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 673 1-person, 58 2-persons.

695 married couples with children.
385 single-parent households (56 men, 329 women).

97.9% of residents of 24517 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% very well, 13% well, 19% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 23% not well).

Foreign born population: 26 (0.5%)
(53.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  0.5%
Whole state:  8.1%


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (35%)
  • France (27%)
  • Other Western Asia (19%)
  • Canada (19%)


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 9
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 17

White population: 4,131
Black population: 1,242
American Indian population: 3
Asian population: 12
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 19
Two or more races population: 24

Zip code 24517 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 United States or American: 1262
 Other groups: 1211
 English: 443
 German: 302
 Irish: 191
 Scotch-Irish: 115
 Italian: 45
 Scottish: 42
 Polish: 28
 British: 15
 Subsaharan African:: 15
 African: 15
 European: 12
 French (except Basque): 12
 Greek: 11
 French Canadian: 11
 Ukrainian: 8
 Russian: 7
 Swiss: 7
 Welsh: 7
 Czechoslovakian: 6
 Canadian: 5
 Dutch: 4
 Northern European: 4



Zip code 24517 topographic map


Median worth of mobile homes: $17,665

Zip code 24517 marital status for males
Zip code 24517 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (38%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Utility gas (10%)
  • Wood (8%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 4463
  • Northeast: 226
  • Midwest: 146
  • South: 507
  • West: 38

67% of the 24517 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Virginia.

Population in 1990: 4,043. Population change in the 1990s: +1,388 (+34.3%).



Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

  



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 73
Here:  10.9%
Virginia:  9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:  0.0%
Virginia:  8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 76
Here:  24.0%
Virginia:  20.6%


Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School


Class of Workers


Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • MOORE'S ELECTRICAL & MECHANICA (101 EDGEWOOD AVE in ALTAVISTA, VA; small business)
    $6,202 with Army for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2004-09-24. Completion date: 2004-11-01.


Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Construction: Electrical Contractors (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


74 people in nursing homes
7 people in homes for the mentally retarded



National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 42
Total length: 1,808 meters
Total costs: 6,439,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 339,013
Total average daily truck traffic: 200

New bridges - historical statistics
  • Built before 1900: 0
  • Built in 1900-1910: 0
  • Built in 1910-1920: 1
  • Built in 1920-1930: 0
  • Built in 1930-1940: 5
  • Built in 1940-1950: 1
  • Built in 1950-1960: 4
  • Built in 1960-1970: 18
  • Built in 1970-1980: 2
  • Built in 1980-1990: 6
  • Built in 1990-2000: 4
  • Built in 2000-2010: 1




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