What is the population of Newsoms town?

Newsoms town has 296 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #533 of 688 in Virginia.

What is the median household income in Newsoms town?

Median household income in Newsoms town is $52,639 a year, 33% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Newsoms town?

Median gross rent is $1,042 a month and the median home value is $151,700, so rent absorbs about 23.8% of median household income.

Is Newsoms town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Newsoms town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Newsoms, VA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Newsoms, Virginia (Newsoms, VA — Census place “Newsoms town”) is 296 residents, ranking #533 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $52,639, the median home is worth $151,700 and median gross rent runs $1,042 a month. Looking for the Newsoms Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Newsoms, VA: 23874.

Population: 296Newsoms town residents
Median household income: $52,639Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $151,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,042Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 43.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 75.5%Owner-occupied households

Newsoms ZIP codes (Virginia)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Newsoms.

The Newsoms VA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

23874

What the numbers mean in Newsoms town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Newsoms town median would spend about 23.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.8% of residents and 75.5% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Newsoms town, VA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Newsoms town is a very small community in Virginia, with 296 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #533 of 688 ranked by population — larger than 22% of them. The median age here is 43.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Newsoms town earn a median of $52,639 a year, 33% below the national figure of $78,538 and 37% below the $82,986 median for the 383 Virginia cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 10.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Newsoms town is valued at $151,700, 50% below the national figure and 48% below the $291,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,042 a month, 25.9% below the national figure, or roughly $12,504 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 75.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

With 296 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Newsoms town against its county rather than against national figures.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Newsoms town?: Newsoms town has 296 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #533 of 688 in Virginia.
What is the median household income in Newsoms town?: Median household income in Newsoms town is $52,639 a year, 33% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Newsoms town?: Median gross rent is $1,042 a month and the median home value is $151,700, so rent absorbs about 23.8% of median household income.
Is Newsoms town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Newsoms town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Newsoms town data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.