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23924

Chase City, VA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
5,915
Median household income
$44,291
People below poverty
13.1%
Median home value
$146,900

Income

The median income of households in 23924 was $44,291. An estimated 8.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 23924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.8
$10,000 to $14,999 4.1
$15,000 to $24,999 14.3
$25,000 to $34,999 13.1
$35,000 to $49,999 14.9
$50,000 to $74,999 16.1
$75,000 to $99,999 13.1
$100,000 to $149,999 11.3
$150,000 to $199,999 3.1
$200,000 or more 1.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 23924 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 45720
Female 52564

An estimated 66.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,289. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 23924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 66.2
Social Security 43.8
Retirement income 21.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7
Cash public assistance income 3.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 23924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 16.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.3

In 2020-2024, 21.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 26.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 19% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 23924 in 2020-2024, 97.3% had health insurance coverage and 2.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 66.8% and public coverage was 50.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4%.


In 2020-2024, 23924 had a total population of 5,915 - 3,282 (55.5%) females and 2,633 (44.5%) males. The median age was 46.5 years. An estimated 18% of the population was under 18 years, 28.5% was 19 to 44 years, 26% was 45 to 64 years, and 25 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 23924 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 110 317
5 to 9 113 131
10 to 14 155 66
15 to 19 247 74
20 to 24 190 203
25 to 29 82 205
30 to 34 102 195
35 to 39 175 322
40 to 44 97 117
45 to 49 103 97
50 to 54 130 151
55 to 59 76 249
60 to 64 475 256
65 to 69 119 306
70 to 74 138 217
75 to 79 141 79
80 to 84 105 164
85 and over 75 133

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 56.5% were White; 41.4% were Black or African American; 20.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 13.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.3% of the people in 23924 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 55.3% of the people in 23924 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,610 households in 23924. The average household size was 2.21 people.

Married-couple households made up 38.7% of the households in 23924 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 37.3% of all households, while 21.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 20.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34.2% of all households.

In 23924, 23.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 23924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 38.7
Cohabiting Couples 2.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
37.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50.5% of males and 36.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.6 35.8
Now married, except separated 50.5 36.7
Separated 2.4 2.9
Widowed 3.9 14.6
Divorced 9.6 10

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 23924, 206 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 56.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.6% of the people living in 23924 were U.S. natives. 76.9% of the 23924 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.4% of 23924 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 90.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 44 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 23924 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 23924.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 23924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 9.2
Asia 0
Europe 3.5
Africa 87.2
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 23924 in 2020-2024, 2.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.5% of people at least five years old; 0.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 23924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.5
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 1.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 23924 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 23924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95.8
Different house, same county 1.9
Different county, same state 1.1
Different state 1.1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 14.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 23924 was 1,104 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 114 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 712. College or graduate school enrollment was 278.

Educational Attainment of People in 23924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.1
High school diploma or equivalency 44.5
Some college, no degree 19.2
Associate's degree 8
Bachelor's degree 7.4
Graduate or professional degree 6.7

Disability

In 23924, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 23.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.1% of people under 18 years old, to 18.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 50.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 23924, 50.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 48.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 63.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 27.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,592 63.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 695 27.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 221 8.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 23924 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 23924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.9
Construction 3.1
Manufacturing 9.8
Wholesale trade 0.6
Retail trade 9.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 13
Information 3.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 31.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.3
Other Services, except public administration 1.1
Public administration 10.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 23924 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 852 34
Service occupations 471 18.8
Sales and office occupations 350 14
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 194 7.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 641 25.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 83.7% of 23924 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 23924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 83.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.4
Walked 2.4
Other means 6
Worked from home 3.2

In 2020-2024, 23924 had a total of 3,251 housing units. Of these housing units, 73.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 7.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 19.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 23924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.2
Mobile homes 19.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 14.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 23924 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 67.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 23924 had 2,610 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 641 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 65.7% while renters occupied 34.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.28 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.08.

1.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 21.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8% and another 33.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 23924:

House Heating Fuel Used in 23924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 21.3
Electricity 66.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 8.3
All other fuels 3.7
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 23924 was $146,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 38.5 % had a mortgage. 61.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,210 and for owners without a mortgage it was $382.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 23924 was $730. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.