23235 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 23235, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

23235 is a zip code in Chesterfield County and Richmond city, Virginia, which covers Clover Hill, Midlothian, and Richmond, with a total population of 33,571 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 23235 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 23235.

The estimated population of people living in 23235 is 33,571, with a median age of 44.1.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 23235 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
33,571
+5.64%
+5.12%
2020
31,778
 -2.6% -
2019
32,627
+0.84%
-
2018
32,355
+1.31%
-
2017
31,936
 - -

Population of 23235 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 23235 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
68.9%
67.1%
 +2.68%
Black/African American
16.9%
19.4%
 -12.89%
Native
0%
0.2%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
6.9%
7.4%
 -6.76%
Asian
4%
2.9%
 +37.93%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.9%
2.5%
 +16.00%
Other
0.4%
0.4%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 23235 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 23235 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 23235 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 23235 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 44.1 -0.68% 42.6 -0.93% 45.9 -0.22%
2020 44.4 +2.3% 43 +2.63% 46 +3.14%
2019 43.4 +2.84% 41.9 +1.95% 44.6 +2.53%
2018 42.2 -2.31% 41.1 -1.67% 43.5 -2.03%
2017 43.2 - 41.8 - 44.4 -

The median age of the 23235 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 23235 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 1,612 2.44% 1,726 -19.94% 1,541 1,400
10 to 19 1,742 +17.06% 2,336 -1.96% 2,035 2,284
20 to 29 1,813 -3.07% 1,468 +30.31% 1,743 1,901
30 to 39 1,885 +14.61% 2,139 -1.39% 2,127 2,106
40 to 49 2,318 -18.13% 2,411 -10.61% 1,913 2,144
50 to 59 1,997 +21.23% 2,248 +27.16% 2,453 2,918
60 to 69 1,768 +16.69% 2,549 -1.56% 2,073 2,505
70+ 1,580 +9.77% 2,344 +15.26% 1,721 2,707

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 23235 zip code is $82,535.00.

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 23235.

  • Under 25
    $59,271.00
  • 25 to 44
    $92,639.00
  • 45 to 64
    $95,563.00
  • 65 and over
    $59,680.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 23235 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 23235, 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 23235 is currently $98,441.00.

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.

8.11% of households in 23235 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 23235 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    9.15%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    16.46%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    19.54%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.69%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    22.96%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    10.09%
  • $200,000 or more
    8.11%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 23235 is $41,610.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 23235 by the total population of 23235.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 23235 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 23235 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
    24.90%
  • Bachelor's degree
    44.75%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    7.20%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    21.77%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.38%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 23235 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 23235 zip over the age of 16 is 28,212.

Of those people, a total of 67.00% 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 23235 is 63.60%.

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 23235 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,901 42.60% 50.50%
20 to 24 years 1,526 81.70% 2.30%
25 to 29 years 2,118 95.10% 2.00%
30 to 34 years 2,062 88.20% 3.70%
35 to 44 years 4,197 87.70% 3.70%
45 to 54 years 4,649 86.90% 2.80%
55 to 59 years 2,753 81.70% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 2,119 69.10% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 4,335 30.20% 3.90%
75 years and over 2,552 10.60% 7.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 23235. 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 20,515 64.90% 4.40%
Black or African American 5,073 69.80% 1.90%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 1,231 73.90% 3.50%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 12 100.00% 0.00%
Other 597 75.90% 25.20%
Two or more races 784 86.50% 10.50%
Hispanic or Latino 1,527 73.80% 10.60%
Not Hispanic or Latino 19,786 64.50% 4.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 23235 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 23235 is 17,956, with median earnings of $48,797.00.

Women in 23235 are earning approximately 84.50% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 17,956 $48,797.00
Male 8,986 $53,462.00
Female 8,970 $45,173.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 23235 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 2,193 $72,295.00
Business and Financial 1,431 $69,882.00
Computer and Mathematical 659 $94,492.00
Architecture and Engineering 209 $105,809.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 246 $34,792.00
Community and Social Service 669 $44,976.00
Legal 389 $64,821.00
Educational and Library 1,364 $53,237.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 633 $43,472.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,686 $54,659.00
Healthcare Support 421 $45,324.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 220 $61,336.00
Law Enforcement 212 $75,833.00
Food Preparation and Serving 726 $9,034.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 294 $25,263.00
Personal Care and Service 414 $22,143.00
Sales 1,616 $32,376.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,405 $38,750.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,043 $34,909.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 440 $45,726.00
Production 540 $47,202.00
Transportation and Material Moving 657 $44,541.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 23235 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 23235.

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 1,202 $84,118.00 991 $56,528.00
Business and Financial 679 $75,885.00 752 $66,029.00
Computer and Mathematical 520 $100,833.00 139 $81,875.00
Architecture and Engineering 209 $105,809.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 44 $83,750.00 202 $34,063.00
Community and Social Service 189 $64,760.00 480 $44,311.00
Legal 167 $77,159.00 222 $59,235.00
Educational and Library 485 $54,495.00 879 $49,701.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 383 $38,958.00 250 $44,167.00
Healthcare Practitioners 368 $58,889.00 1,318 $53,158.00
Healthcare Support 15 $0.00 406 $45,463.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 157 $77,688.00 63 $0.00
Law Enforcement 148 $98,900.00 64 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 251 $12,335.00 475 $7,628.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 181 $34,844.00 113 $24,427.00
Personal Care and Service 97 $96,250.00 317 $15,547.00
Sales 895 $35,174.00 721 $30,885.00
Office and Administrative Support 420 $26,413.00 985 $41,042.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 924 $37,550.00 119 $29,014.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 366 $36,212.00 74 $67,500.00
Production 402 $48,333.00 138 $30,795.00
Transportation and Material Moving 579 $47,625.00 78 $23,333.00

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 13,977 households in 23235, with an average household size of 2.37 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 8,636 families living in the 23235 zip code with an average family size of 3 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 23235:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 6,710 455 1,471 5,341
Average Household Size 3.12 3.31 2.94 1.2
Total Families 6,710 455 1,471 0
Average Household Size 3.08 2.62 2.75 0

Poverty

Of the 8,636 families living in 23235, 5.20% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 23235:

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 14,563 housing units in 23235.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 13,977 95.98%
Vacant 586 4.02%

26.62% of the total 14,563 housing units in 23235 are rental units. This is approximately 3,876 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 9,839 are occupied by the owner - or 67.56% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 23235 is $1,463.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 23235 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
    262
  • Less than $500
    7
  • $500 to $999
    204
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,899
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,400
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    169
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    100
  • $3,000 or more
    97

Property Value

The median value of a property in 23235 is $260,400.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 23235 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    299
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    159
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    541
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,100
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    4,415
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    2,832
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    393
  • $1,000,000 or more
    100

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 23235. The chart below shows the number of properties in 23235 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    122
  • 1940 to 1949
    262
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,386
  • 1960 to 1969
    2,894
  • 1970 to 1979
    3,678
  • 1980 to 1989
    2,878
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,267
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,203
  • 2010 to 2013
    868
  • 2014 or later
    5

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 23235 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    451
  • 1 vehicle available
    4,641
  • 2 vehicles available
    5,649
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,236

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 23235 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 23235 that commute to work in a particular way.

22.9 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 23235.

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
    205
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,128
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,579
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,705
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    4,180
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,440
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,709
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    480
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    378
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    451
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    562
  • 90 or more minutes
    117

Summary

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