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Wise County, VA

35,727 Population
403.4 square miles 88.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$24,622 ±$1,064 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $49,217 ±$253
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$50,740 ±$1,717 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $90,974 ±$485
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

17.7% ±2.6% (5,807  ±857) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 834,866 (±0.2% / ±13,292)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

23.8 minutes ±1.6 (267,520  ±24,406) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 27.6 99,473,730 (±0.1 / ±440,621)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

14,055 ±342 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,326,260 ±8,075
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.3 ±0.1 (32,746  ±85) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,421,111
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5.4% ±2.1% (391  ±154) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,110 (±0.1% / ±2,842)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

16,659 ±46 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,654,784 ±946
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$116,500 ±$6,382 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in Virginia: $360,700 ±$1,182
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

12.9% ±2.5% (4,588  ±891.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 13.5% 1,160,281 (±0.2% / ±13,601.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

80.3% ±3.9% (20,751  ±1,008.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 91.3% 5,442,729 (±0.3% / ±19,700.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
15.6% ±1.9% (4,032  ±495.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 41.5% 2,471,630 (±0.2% / ±12,953.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.2% (430  ±119) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Virginia: 12.9% 1,120,207
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

6.8% ±1.2% (1,976  ±334) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 9.6% 637,971 (±0.1% / ±5,935)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,976 Total veterans ±334 1,838 Male ±305 138 Female ±74

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