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23229 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 23229 covers Henrico, Virginia, with a population of about 35,883 and a median household income of $102,415.

Population
35,8832,562 per square mile
Median age
38.4about the US average
Median household income
$102,4151.1× the Virginia median
Poverty rate
8.7%3.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$530,163up 26.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,3859% below the Virginia median
Degree or higher
58.6%23.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
71.7%6.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
909

Where 23229 is

Henrico, Virginia — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population35,883
Median age38.4
Family households67.3%
Born outside the US15.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home19.6%
White (non-Hispanic)73%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.6%
Hispanic or Latino8.9%
Veterans4.1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$102,415
Income per person$62,791
Poverty rate8.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.5%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k2.9%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k3.0%
$35–40k1.5%
$40–45k5.7%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k4.0%
$60–75k8.4%
$75–100k11.7%
$100–125k8.7%
$125–150k9.3%
$150–200k10.6%
$200k or more22.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed16,700
Mean adjusted gross income$157,929
Returns declaring $200,000 or more18.1%
Returns, under $25k24.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.1%
Returns, $200k or more18.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$468,800
Median gross rent$1,385
Rent as a share of household income32.2%
Owner-occupied71.7%
Vacant homes4.5%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house74.6%
Attached house5.5%
2 to 4 units7.4%
5 to 19 units5.3%
20 or more units6.8%
Mobile home0.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$530,163as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 71%
Typical asking rent$1,857as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$530,163$141,352

$141,352 in 2000 to $530,163 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher58.6%
High school diploma or higher91.8%
Works from home22.5%
Drives to work alone68.8%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity30.4% 3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.5% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.3% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.2% 6.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.7% 3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.9% 3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.6% 10.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.1% 7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.8% 5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.8% 2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments909
People employed12,015
Annual payroll$648,535,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 10.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss15.2 out of 100
Community resilience60.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake68.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide66.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather59.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane56.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm53.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning49.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind47.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado42.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire42.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave37Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail34.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought23.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding18.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave16.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Virginia and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPVirginiaUnited States
Median household income$102,415$90,974$78,538
Income per person$62,791$49,217$43,289
Poverty rate8.7%9.9%12.4%
Median home value$468,800$360,700$303,400
Median gross rent$1,385$1,514$1,348
Homeownership71.7%67.2%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher58.6%41.5%35%
Unemployment rate4%4.3%5.2%
Works from home22.5%16.2%13.5%
Born outside the US15.8%12.9%13.9%
Median age38.438.838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationRICHMOND INTL AP, VA US8.2 km away
Rain in a year46 in
Snow in a year9 in

Average high and low by month

January47.8°F / 28.8°F3.23 in rain, 3.7 in snow
February51.6°F / 30.4°F2.61 in rain, 2.2 in snow
March59.6°F / 37.2°F4 in rain, 1.1 in snow
April70.4°F / 46.4°F3.18 in rain
May77.8°F / 55.7°F4 in rain
June85.6°F / 64.5°F4.64 in rain
July89.5°F / 69.2°F4.37 in rain
August87.5°F / 67.6°F4.9 in rain
September81.2°F / 61.1°F4.61 in rain
October70.9°F / 49°F3.39 in rain
November60.4°F / 38.8°F3.06 in rain
December51.5°F / 32.1°F3.51 in rain, 1.8 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket54% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket13% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Henrico County Public Schools100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Walkability8.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

23228 Henrico, VA0 km away
23231 Henrico, VA0 km away
23233 Henrico, VA0 km away
23242 Henrico, VA0 km away
23255 Henrico, VA0 km away
23288 Henrico, VA0 km away
23232 Richmond, VA6.3 km away
23238 Henrico, VA7.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Henrico County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area14.01 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq mi
Population density2,562 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.4638, -77.3980

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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