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Radford city · Virginia

ZIP code 24142

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 24142 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
2,235

ZCTA residents

Median income

Household, past 12 months

Median home

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
4.3%

Virginia state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 24142 sits in Radford city, Virginia and is home to 2,235 people. Median household income is , the median home is worth and median gross rent is . of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 4.3% (Virginia state rate).

County
Radford city

FIPS 51750

State
Virginia (VA)

903 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 24142

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
2,235ZIP 24142 residents
Median household income
Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
19.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 24142

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
4.3%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$4Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$43Before any exemptions

Virginia levies 4.3% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 24142 compares

ZIP 24142 against the median ZIP in Radford city and across Virginia.

MeasureZIP 24142County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$72,517
Median home value$255,900
Median gross rent$1,108
Population2,2352,2352,686-17%

Medians are computed across the 1 ZIP areas in Radford city and the 903 ZIP areas in Virginia.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 903 Virginia ZIP areas.

Income

Not published

Home value

Not published

Population

larger than 45% of 903 state ZIPs

#493

ZIP 24142 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 24142?
ZIP 24142 lies mostly in Radford city, Virginia. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 24142?
Virginia charges 4.3% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 24142 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs a month, and the median home is worth against the typical Virginia ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 24142, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.