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Blue Grass district, Highland County, VA

536 Population
134.6 square miles 4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

62.3 ±2.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Highland County: 56.5 ±5.1
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,693 ±$5,604 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Highland County: $34,453 ±$3,079
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$74,375 ±$45,385 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Highland County: $65,625 † ±$11,958
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5% ±4.1% (27  ±23) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Highland County: 9.5% † 219 (±3.8% / ±87)
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.2 minutes ±12.3 (4,000  ±2,780) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Highland County: 27.4 † 19,305 (±3.2 / ±4,340)
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

248 ±58 Number of households
  • Highland County: 1,003 † ±115
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.7 (536  ±121) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Highland County: 2.3 † 2,296 (±0.3 / ±2)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

462 ±85 Number of housing units
  • Highland County: 1,864 ±113
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$259,100 ±$64,645 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Highland County: $200,000 † ±$40,223
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

94.2% ±28% (437  ±90.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Highland County: 88.8% 1,552 (±8.7% / ±184.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 91.6% 5,501,058 (±0.3% / ±19,683.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
30.8% ±8.8% (143  ±51.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Highland County: 30.8% † 539 (±6.9% / ±125.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)
  • about 90 percent 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

1.1% ±1.5% (6  ±8) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Highland County: 1.4% 32
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.7% ±5.9% (51  ±30) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Highland County: 7.8% † 153 (±2.4% / ±48)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
51 Total veterans ±30 51 Male ±30 N/A Female ±13

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