23059 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 23059, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

23059 is a zip code in Hanover County and Henrico County, Virginia, which covers Beaverdam, South Anna, Brookland, Fairfield, and Three Chopt, with a total population of 40,982 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 23059 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 23059.

The estimated population of people living in 23059 is 40,982, with a median age of 38.9.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 23059 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
40,982
+3.48%
+20.43%
2020
39,602
+9.79%
-
2019
36,070
+2.69%
-
2018
35,124
+3.21%
-
2017
34,031
 - -

Population of 23059 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 23059 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
60.8%
65.2%
 -6.75%
Black/African American
9%
9.5%
 -5.26%
Native
0.1%
0.5%
 -80.00%
Hispanic
3.3%
3.8%
 -13.16%
Asian
23.1%
18.5%
 +24.86%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.6%
2.6%
 +38.46%
Other
0.2%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 23059 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 23059 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 23059 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 23059 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 38.9 -0.51% 38.9 -2.26% 38.9 +1.57%
2020 39.1 -2.98% 39.8 -3.63% 38.3 -2.05%
2019 40.3 -0.74% 41.3 +0.73% 39.1 -2.49%
2018 40.6 -0.98% 41 -1.2% 40.1 +0.25%
2017 41 - 41.5 - 40 -

The median age of the 23059 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 23059 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,113 +37.78% 2,238 +41.33% 2,993 3,250
10 to 19 2,479 +31.96% 3,299 +2.42% 3,359 3,379
20 to 29 1,169 +31.19% 1,292 +28.6% 1,543 1,683
30 to 39 1,642 +39.76% 2,323 +14.13% 2,377 2,646
40 to 49 3,227 +23.11% 3,392 +2.69% 4,010 3,472
50 to 59 2,565 -4.48% 2,460 +11.84% 2,451 2,760
60 to 69 1,448 +15.22% 1,777 +16.02% 1,674 2,049
70+ 1,104 +21.96% 1,503 +31.02% 1,349 1,987

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 23059 zip code is $127,767.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 23059.

  • Under 25
    $38,917.00
  • 25 to 44
    $145,373.00
  • 45 to 64
    $158,188.00
  • 65 and over
    $71,295.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 23059 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 23059, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 23059 is currently $173,215.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

31.27% of households in 23059 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 23059 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    9.36%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    8.08%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    9.33%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    11.46%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    18.29%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    12.20%
  • $200,000 or more
    31.27%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 23059 is $63,938.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 23059 by the total population of 23059.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 23059 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 23059 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    32.01%
  • Bachelor's degree
    49.04%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    3.82%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    14.20%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.93%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 23059 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 23059 zip over the age of 16 is 30,258.

Of those people, a total of 69.80% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 23059 is 67.70%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 23059 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,257 39.20% 6.10%
20 to 24 years 1,046 60.90% 7.20%
25 to 29 years 2,180 86.30% 0.70%
30 to 34 years 1,774 80.90% 2.20%
35 to 44 years 7,057 90.60% 3.30%
45 to 54 years 6,879 87.80% 2.20%
55 to 59 years 2,006 81.40% 3.30%
60 to 64 years 2,095 67.40% 4.40%
65 to 74 years 3,252 22.00% 3.20%
75 years and over 1,712 5.40% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 23059. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 18,767 68.30% 1.90%
Black or African American 2,903 78.40% 5.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native 31 22.60% 0.00%
Asian 7,079 74.00% 4.60%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 113 48.70% 16.40%
Two or more races 1,365 53.70% 3.30%
Hispanic or Latino 1,006 68.60% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 18,404 68.30% 1.90%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 23059 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 23059 is 20,492, with median earnings of $78,754.00.

Women in 23059 are earning approximately 51.40% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 20,492 $78,754.00
Male 11,244 $105,733.00
Female 9,248 $54,327.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 23059 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 3,723 $126,547.00
Business and Financial 2,059 $100,035.00
Computer and Mathematical 2,499 $124,240.00
Architecture and Engineering 396 $119,654.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 267 $41,302.00
Community and Social Service 196 $41,500.00
Legal 624 $190,500.00
Educational and Library 1,692 $53,159.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 251 $36,063.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,741 $110,117.00
Healthcare Support 507 $19,135.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 189 $78,523.00
Law Enforcement 255 $70,918.00
Food Preparation and Serving 583 $12,543.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 184 $23,056.00
Personal Care and Service 521 $10,507.00
Sales 2,083 $68,944.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,144 $34,413.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 37 $13,558.00
Construction and Extraction 323 $48,250.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 459 $72,764.00
Production 215 $59,122.00
Transportation and Material Moving 326 $30,549.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 23059 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 23059.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 2,307 $143,504.00 1,416 $82,792.00
Business and Financial 964 $121,471.00 1,095 $64,554.00
Computer and Mathematical 1,994 $126,974.00 505 $102,772.00
Architecture and Engineering 385 $119,801.00 11 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 128 $43,833.00 139 $38,989.00
Community and Social Service 51 $0.00 145 $39,432.00
Legal 419 $201,895.00 205 $188,630.00
Educational and Library 381 $73,321.00 1,311 $50,845.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 69 $17,396.00 182 $36,250.00
Healthcare Practitioners 683 $167,250.00 1,058 $77,589.00
Healthcare Support 127 $20,264.00 380 $17,692.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 189 $78,523.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 229 $70,410.00 26 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 264 $7,273.00 319 $12,843.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 91 $25,444.00 93 $22,383.00
Personal Care and Service 114 $14,500.00 407 $6,078.00
Sales 1,348 $69,792.00 735 $59,438.00
Office and Administrative Support 249 $50,417.00 895 $33,343.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 37 $13,558.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 323 $48,250.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 272 $41,855.00 187 $0.00
Production 184 $59,947.00 31 $6,979.00
Transportation and Material Moving 276 $31,220.00 50 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 14,897 households in 23059, with an average household size of 2.75 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 11,408 families living in the 23059 zip code with an average family size of 3.2 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 23059:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 9,657 567 1,184 3,489
Average Household Size 3.27 3.04 3 1.18
Total Families 9,657 567 1,184 0
Average Household Size 3.25 2.93 2.89 0

Poverty

Of the 11,408 families living in 23059, 4.20% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 23059:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 15,422 housing units in 23059.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 14,897 96.60%
Vacant 525 3.40%

21.94% of the total 15,422 housing units in 23059 are rental units. This is approximately 3,383 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 11,494 are occupied by the owner - or 74.53% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 23059 is $1,638.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 23059 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    20
  • Less than $500
    152
  • $500 to $999
    306
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    869
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,316
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    477
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    142
  • $3,000 or more
    121

Property Value

The median value of a property in 23059 is $474,900.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 23059 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    314
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    90
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    294
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    297
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,429
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    3,892
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    4,751
  • $1,000,000 or more
    427

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 23059. The chart below shows the number of properties in 23059 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    181
  • 1940 to 1949
    82
  • 1950 to 1959
    268
  • 1960 to 1969
    246
  • 1970 to 1979
    602
  • 1980 to 1989
    644
  • 1990 to 1999
    4,286
  • 2000 to 2009
    5,319
  • 2010 to 2013
    3,751
  • 2014 or later
    43

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 23059 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    513
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,225
  • 2 vehicles available
    7,120
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    4,039

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 23059 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 23059 that commute to work in a particular way.

25.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 23059.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    207
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,089
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,176
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,967
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,712
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,354
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,340
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    336
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    278
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    652
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    388
  • 90 or more minutes
    471

Summary

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