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Pearisburg, VA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Pearisburg, Virginia (Pearisburg, VA — Census place “Pearisburg town”) is 2,864 residents, ranking #248 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $72,924, the median home is worth $160,200 and median gross rent runs $815 a month. Looking for the Pearisburg Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Pearisburg, VA: 24134.
- Population
- 2,864Pearisburg town residents
- Median household income
- $72,924Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $160,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $815Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.8%Owner-occupied households
Pearisburg ZIP codes (Virginia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Pearisburg.
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What the numbers mean in Pearisburg town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pearisburg town median would spend about 13.4% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.2% of residents and 70.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Pearisburg town, VA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Pearisburg town is a small town in Virginia, with 2,864 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #248 of 688 ranked by population — larger than 64% of them. The median age here is 48.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. 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 Pearisburg town earn a median of $72,924 a year, 7.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 12% below the $82,986 median for the 383 Virginia cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 11.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Pearisburg town is valued at $160,200, 47.2% below the national figure and 45% below the $291,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $815 a month, 42% below the national figure, or roughly $9,780 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 70.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Virginia.
- Arcola CDP 2,858
- Hillsville town 2,869
- Windsor town 2,808
- Grottoes town 2,926
- Crewe town 2,795
- Wise town 2,940
- Lake Caroline CDP 2,708
- Merrimac CDP 2,955
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Pearisburg town?
- Pearisburg town has 2,864 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #248 of 688 in Virginia.
- What is the median household income in Pearisburg town?
- Median household income in Pearisburg town is $72,924 a year, 7.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Pearisburg town?
- Median gross rent is $815 a month and the median home value is $160,200, so rent absorbs about 13.4% of median household income.
- Is Pearisburg town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Pearisburg town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Pearisburg 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.