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Chilhowie district, Smyth County, VA

5,137 Population
26.7 square miles 192.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.7 ±4.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Smyth County: 46.2 ±0.4
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$24,661 ±$2,331 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Smyth County: $29,369 ±$2,164
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $49,217 ±$253
$48,041 ±$9,168 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Smyth County: $46,859 ±$3,066
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $90,974 ±$485

12.2% ±4.2% (603  ±218) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Smyth County: 16.5% † 4,772 (±2.4% / ±679)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 834,866 (±0.2% / ±13,292)

22.7 minutes ±2.5 (41,090  ±7,797) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Smyth County: 22.7 249,365 (±1.6 / ±22,249)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 27.6 99,473,730 (±0.1 / ±440,621)

Families

2,021 ±229 Number of households
  • Smyth County: 12,530 ±338
  • Virginia: 3,326,260 ±8,075
2.4 ±0.4 (4,928  ±550) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Smyth County: 2.3 28,821 (±0.1 / ±72)
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,421,111

5.1% ±3.3% (51  ±35) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Smyth County: 3.3% † 196 (±1.2% / ±72)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,110 (±0.1% / ±2,842)

Housing

2,183 ±233 Number of housing units
  • Smyth County: 15,080 ±56
  • Virginia: 3,654,784 ±946

$143,300 ±$33,244 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Smyth County: $125,800 ±$9,832
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $360,700 ±$1,182

9.3% ±4.4% (471  ±230) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Smyth County: 8.9% † 2,611 (±1.5% / ±452)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 13.5% 1,160,281 (±0.2% / ±13,601.2)

Social

88.7% ±1.9% (3,321  ±363.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Smyth County: 86.1% 18,687 (±3.8% / ±824.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 91.3% 5,442,729 (±0.3% / ±19,700.2)
21.7% ±4.4% (812  ±185.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Smyth County: 18.1% 3,919 (±1.7% / ±379.1)
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 41.5% 2,471,630 (±0.2% / ±12,953.7)

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

1.4% ±1.2% (74  ±61) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Smyth County: 1.6% 467
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Virginia: 12.9% 1,120,207

4.9% ±1.9% (201  ±81) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Smyth County: 7.6% † 1,820 (±1% / ±248)
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 9.6% 637,971 (±0.1% / ±5,935)
201 Total veterans ±81 190 Male ±78 11 Female ±17

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