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Alleghany County, VA

14,859 Population
446.6 square miles 33.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.3 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,863 ±$2,957 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$56,188 ±$4,205 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.6% ±2.2% (1,693  ±325) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.9 minutes ±1.8 (128,990  ±11,723) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,383 ±220 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (14,517  ±9) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.1% ±2.5% (115  ±71) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,021 (±0.2% / ±2,978)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

7,913 ±35 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$125,800 ±$12,256 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.3% ±1.7% (926  ±246) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,126,399 (±0.2% / ±13,158)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.6% ±4.9% (9,913  ±554.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.6% 5,501,058 (±0.3% / ±19,683.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.7% ±2.3% (1,620  ±256.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

1% (145  ±83) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.3% ±1.3% (1,001  ±156) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,001 Total veterans ±156 971 Male ±153 30 Female ±19

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