Housing data for ZIP code 24605

ZIP code 24605 has an estimated 8,872 residents and 4,113 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Bluefield, Tazewell County.

28.5% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $880 (±$67) a month.

The median home value is $137,200 (±$19,418).

The median household income is $52,653 (±$12,549) a year.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
8,872 (±536)
Median gross rent
$880
Median home value
$137,200
Households that rent
28.5%

How ZIP code 24605 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
ZIP 24605BluefieldTazewell CountyVirginiaUnited States
Residents8,872 (±536)4,97939,6248,705,170334,922,499
Housing units4,113 (±340)2,19719,7683,684,756143,775,355
Households that rent28.5% (±5.2 points)35.8%25.6%32.7%34.8%
Median gross rent$880 (±$67)$870$795$1,579$1,413
Median home value$137,200 (±$19,418)$152,500$118,300$383,700$332,700
Median household income$52,653 (±$12,549)$54,041$47,313$93,170$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)$785 (±$117)$949$728$2,790$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income46.4% (±15.4 points)52.6%43.0%48.5%51.1%
Built before 198069.2% (±9.7 points)71.4%59.4%43.5%49.7%
Average commute25.7 minutes (±5.7)28.9 minutes27.1 minutes27.3 minutes26.4 minutes
Households with broadband83.7% (±6.8 points)83.7%85.4%91.0%91.0%
Median age of residents43.4 years (±4.5)42.2 years45.0 years39.0 years38.9 years

In ZIP 24605, median gross rent is not measurably different from Tazewell County ($795).

It is also lower than in Virginia ($1,579).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 24605 is not measurably different from Bluefield as a whole ($870).

Its median home value is not measurably different from Bluefield as a whole ($152,500).

Among the 7 ZIP codes in Tazewell County with a published estimate, ZIP 24605 ranks 2 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 9 ZIP codes in Tazewell County with a published estimate, ZIP 24605 ranks 3 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 11 ZIP codes in Tazewell County with a published estimate, ZIP 24605 ranks 5 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 24605

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentZIP 24605Tazewell CountyVirginiaUnited States
Less than $50012.0% (±7.3 points)17.2%5.0%6.3%
$500 to $99960.0% (±10.5 points)65.4%16.1%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49916.9% (±8.3 points)12.6%25.0%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9999.0% (±4.5 points)3.6%24.4%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4992.1% (±3.3 points)0.6%15.5%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±4.0 points)0.0%6.9%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±4.0 points)0.7%7.0%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 60.0% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 24605

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
BedroomsCensus median
2 bedrooms$841 (±$75)
3 bedrooms$921 (±$42)

Rent burden in ZIP code 24605

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentZIP 24605Tazewell CountyVirginiaUnited States
Less than 15%10.8% (±7.0 points)19.9%13.1%12.6%
15% to 19.9%20.6% (±11.8 points)13.0%13.1%12.2%
20% to 24.9%5.8% (±4.6 points)9.8%12.9%12.6%
25% to 29.9%16.3% (±9.2 points)14.2%12.4%11.5%
30% to 34.9%12.4% (±8.5 points)10.0%9.1%9.2%
35% or more34.0% (±12.9 points)33.0%39.4%41.9%

46.4% (±15.4 points) of renting households in ZIP code 24605 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 24605

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
ValueZIP 24605Tazewell CountyVirginiaUnited States
Less than $50,00018.7% (±6.3 points)17.0%4.0%5.3%
$50,000 to $99,99921.2% (±5.9 points)23.4%3.6%6.1%
$100,000 to $149,99915.2% (±7.3 points)18.2%4.7%6.8%
$150,000 to $199,9999.7% (±4.3 points)15.0%6.8%9.0%
$200,000 to $299,99923.2% (±6.5 points)15.7%17.2%17.8%
$300,000 to $499,9999.0% (±3.9 points)7.7%29.6%26.9%
$500,000 to $999,9992.9% (±2.1 points)2.3%26.8%20.9%
$1,000,000 or more0.0% (±1.5 points)0.7%7.2%7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 24605

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building typeZIP 24605Tazewell CountyVirginiaUnited States
Single-family, detached80.1% (±4.7 points)68.8%61.3%61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)3.5% (±2.4 points)1.9%11.3%6.2%
2 units0.4% (±0.6 points)1.2%1.6%3.4%
3 or 4 units1.2% (±1.1 points)1.7%2.9%4.3%
5 to 9 units4.6% (±2.4 points)3.4%4.4%4.5%
10 to 19 units0.9% (±1.0 points)0.7%5.2%4.3%
20 or more units0.3% (±0.4 points)0.5%8.9%10.3%
Mobile home8.9% (±3.1 points)21.7%4.3%5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.0.0% (±1.0 points)0.0%0.0%0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 24605 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year builtZIP 24605Tazewell CountyVirginiaUnited States
2020 or later0.2% (±0.4 points)0.3%1.7%2.0%
2010 to 20193.4% (±1.8 points)4.9%9.9%9.4%
2000 to 20095.0% (±2.2 points)7.9%14.9%13.6%
1990 to 199911.0% (±4.9 points)13.3%14.3%12.4%
1980 to 198911.2% (±3.8 points)14.1%15.8%12.9%
1970 to 197911.8% (±3.4 points)18.6%14.3%14.2%
1960 to 196913.0% (±4.7 points)9.8%10.0%9.9%
1950 to 195919.6% (±5.9 points)11.1%8.0%9.5%
1940 to 19499.4% (±3.4 points)7.6%4.2%4.4%
1939 or earlier15.4% (±3.7 points)12.3%7.0%11.7%

69.2% of the homes in ZIP code 24605 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 24605

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used mostZIP 24605Tazewell CountyVirginiaUnited States
Utility gas22.2% (±4.6 points)6.2%32.3%46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.5.5% (±2.4 points)3.4%3.2%3.9%
Electricity63.8% (±5.7 points)80.3%57.5%41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)5.3% (±2.3 points)6.6%4.3%4.9%
Wood2.6% (±2.9 points)2.7%1.6%1.4%
Solar energy0.0% (±1.1 points)0.0%0.2%0.3%
Coal or coke0.0% (±1.1 points)0.1%0.0%0.1%
Other fuel0.0% (±1.1 points)0.1%0.3%0.5%
No fuel used0.6% (±0.9 points)0.5%0.6%1.2%

How people in ZIP code 24605 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportationZIP 24605Tazewell CountyVirginiaUnited States
Drove alone76.6% (±5.7 points)81.4%67.6%68.8%
Carpooled5.3% (±4.0 points)7.9%8.0%8.5%
Public transportation0.0% (±1.2 points)0.0%2.3%3.2%
Walked0.9% (±0.9 points)1.1%2.1%2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)6.9% (±5.3 points)2.6%1.7%2.0%
Worked from home10.2% (±4.7 points)7.0%18.3%15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 24605 take an average of 25.7 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 24605

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
PlaceShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeMedian gross rentHouseholds that rent
Bluefield19%$87035.8%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 24605

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP codeDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
246132.9 mi———21.2%
246063.9 mi———0.0%
248484.5 mi——$27,06516.1%
246355.2 mi$917$52,300$49,23128.3%
246306.8 mi$833$107,100$57,25430.9%
248087.1 mi———19.7%
247157.3 mi—$229,200$76,8754.2%
247247.7 mi—$75,400—11.4%

Crime reported to police in Bluefield

Most of ZIP code 24605 is policed by the Bluefield Police Department, which reported 125 violent and 2,949 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI in 2025.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the department’s figure for the whole area it serves.

ZIP code 24605 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 24605: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 24605

What is the median rent in ZIP code 24605?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 24605 is $880 (±$67) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 24605?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 24605 is $137,200 (±$19,418) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 24605?

The median household income in ZIP code 24605 is $52,653 (±$12,549) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 24605 in?

ZIP code 24605 lies mostly in Bluefield.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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