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ZIP Code 22971 · Shipman, VA

Nelson County · pop 2,359 · ACS 2020–2024

The median household income in ZIP Code 22971 (Shipman, VA) is $79,135, higher than 54% of the other ZIP Codes in Virginia.

Its FHFA home price index changed +64.9% over the five years to 2023.

01 — Where it stands

$79,135
Median household income
± $14,290 MOE
$319,000
Median home value
± $35,301 MOE
$992
Median gross rent
7.0%
Poverty rate
Percentiles for ZIP Code 22971 within Nelson County, Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureValueCounty percentileState percentileU.S. percentile
Median household income$79,135 ± $14,29033rd percentile (7 ZIP Codes compared)54th percentile (649 ZIP Codes compared)58th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Per capita income$38,39733rd percentile (7 ZIP Codes compared)46th percentile (649 ZIP Codes compared)52nd percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Poverty rate7.0%0th percentile (7 ZIP Codes compared)30th percentile (649 ZIP Codes compared)26th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher17.9%0th percentile (7 ZIP Codes compared)24th percentile (649 ZIP Codes compared)26th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Owner-occupied homes77.7%16th percentile (7 ZIP Codes compared)54th percentile (649 ZIP Codes compared)54th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Housing vacancy rate23.4%50th percentile (7 ZIP Codes compared)86th percentile (649 ZIP Codes compared)87th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Median home value$319,000 ± $35,30166th percentile (7 ZIP Codes compared)56th percentile (644 ZIP Codes compared)64th percentile (22,833 ZIP Codes compared)
Median gross rent$99266th percentile (7 ZIP Codes compared)38th percentile (643 ZIP Codes compared)43rd percentile (22,865 ZIP Codes compared)
Income inequality (Gini index)0.42416th percentile (7 ZIP Codes compared)52nd percentile (649 ZIP Codes compared)45th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Average adjusted gross income per return$61,92133rd percentile (7 ZIP Codes compared)34th percentile (634 ZIP Codes compared)34th percentile (22,230 ZIP Codes compared)
Returns with AGI of $200,000 or more2.6%33rd percentile (7 ZIP Codes compared)34th percentile (634 ZIP Codes compared)32nd percentile (22,230 ZIP Codes compared)
Home price index, 5-year change+64.9%66th percentile (7 ZIP Codes compared)90th percentile (561 ZIP Codes compared)80th percentile (18,843 ZIP Codes compared)
Business establishments per 1,000 residents9.30th percentile (7 ZIP Codes compared)9th percentile (646 ZIP Codes compared)10th percentile (22,700 ZIP Codes compared)
Average annual pay per employee$31,30016th percentile (7 ZIP Codes compared)5th percentile (640 ZIP Codes compared)4th percentile (22,551 ZIP Codes compared)

Percentile groups: Nelson County · Virginia · U.S. Hover a percentile for the number of ZIP Codes compared. MOE = 90% margin of error.

02 — Home prices

+17.2%
1-year change
2022–2023
+64.9%
5-year change
2018–2023
+67.3%
10-year change
2013–2023

Home price index — ZIP Code 22971

Home price index, ZIP Code 22971, 2001–2023Line chart of the annual home price index: 100.0 in 2001 and 222.0 in 2023. Every value is listed in the data table below the chart.50100150200250200120052010201520202023222.0

FHFA ZIP Code index (2001 = 100) — annual, developmental, not seasonally adjusted.

Data table
Home price index by year, ZIP Code 22971
YearIndexAnnual change
2001100.0—
2002108.6+8.6%
2003115.4+6.2%
2004117.6+1.9%
2005136.4+16.0%
2006148.0+8.5%
2007159.2+7.6%
2008162.4+2.0%
2009139.6−14.0%
2010140.4+0.6%
2011130.2−7.3%
2012120.1−7.7%
2013132.7+10.5%
201499.1−25.3%
2015129.6+30.8%
2016133.9+3.3%
2017139.0+3.8%
2018134.7−3.1%
2019142.5+5.8%
2020138.6−2.7%
2021162.5+17.3%
2022189.4+16.5%
2023222.0+17.2%

03 — Nearby ZIP Codes

ZIP Code 22971 and nearby ZIP Codes
ZIPPlaceDistanceMedian household incomeMedian home valuePoverty rate5-yr HPI change
22971Shipman, VAthis ZIP Code$79,135$319,0007.0%+64.9%
22949Lovingston, VA5.4 mi$52,679$272,70013.2%+34.9%
24581Norwood, VA6.4 mi$64,047$292,40014.7%+60.8%
22969Schuyler, VA6.8 mi$94,659$314,20012.3%+75.6%
22922Arrington, VA7.9 mi$60,125$226,00015.7%+44.0%
22938Faber, VA7.9 mi$108,571$365,6007.9%+35.4%
24599Wingina, VA9.6 mi$62,648$225,9515.5%+81.1%

Up to six nearest ZIP Code Tabulation Areas within 30 miles, by straight-line distance between Census center points (2024 Gazetteer).

04 — Business mix

22
Establishments
70
Employees
$2.2M
Annual payroll
$31,300
Average pay per employee
Establishments by sector, ZIP Code 22971
SectorEstablishmentsShare of ZIPU.S. shareRelative concentration
Construction1150.0%9.6%5.2×

Counts are establishments (business locations), not jobs. Relative concentration = the sector’s share of establishments here divided by its share in the U.S. (1.0× = the same share). Average pay is shown only where at least 20 employees are reported. ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023.

05 — About this data

How percentiles are calculated

Percentiles compare this ZIP Code with other ZIP Codes in the same county, the same state and the whole country. Only ZIP Codes with their own American Community Survey estimate, a population of at least 1,000 and a published median household income are compared, and only those with a value for the measure. A percentile of 64th means the value is higher than 64% of the other ZIP Codes in that group (0 is the lowest value, 100 the highest); it describes the size of a number, not a judgment about the area. County and state percentiles are left blank when the group has fewer than 5 ZIP Codes. The number of ZIP Codes compared is shown with each percentile.

Census figures are published for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP Code delivery areas; values shown as — are not published or are suppressed by the source.

Use of this page

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Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Areas. Estimates are survey-based and have margins of error.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishment counts by NAICS sector; employment and payroll totals).
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for five-digit ZIP Codes, census tracts and counties — annual, developmental, not seasonally adjusted.
  4. IRS Statistics of Income, Individual Income Tax ZIP Code Data, tax year 2022.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files (ZCTA locations, used for nearby ZIP Codes).
  6. HUD USPS ZIP Code Crosswalk Files (ZIP-to-tract and ZIP-to-county assignment).

This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. This product uses the HUD User Data API but is not endorsed or certified by HUD User. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census approximations of USPS ZIP Code delivery areas and may not match them exactly. ZIP Code is a trademark of the United States Postal Service.