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Chilhowie district, Smyth County, VA

5,125 Population
26.7 square miles 192.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.9 ±5.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Smyth County: 46.4 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,309 ±$2,280 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Smyth County: $30,460 ±$1,903
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,866 ±$7,577 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Smyth County: $49,883 ±$3,503
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.3% ±4.1% (557  ±209) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Smyth County: 16.8% † 4,833 (±2.1% / ±615)
  • about 10 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)

21 minutes ±2.6 (35,955  ±8,362) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Smyth County: 22.2 243,930 (±1.5 / ±20,174)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,042 ±212 Number of households
  • Smyth County: 12,659 ±297
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (4,935  ±541) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Smyth County: 2.3 28,667 (±0.1 / ±71)
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.2% ±3.9% (52  ±41) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Smyth County: 3.3% † 194 (±1.7% / ±97)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,021 (±0.2% / ±2,978)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,224 ±219 Number of housing units
  • Smyth County: 15,080 ±46
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$153,400 ±$15,812 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Smyth County: $139,600 ±$10,003
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.6% ±3.7% (332  ±191.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Smyth County: 7.7% † 2,252 (±1.5% / ±451)
  • 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

89.8% ±4.8% (3,246  ±369.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Smyth County: 86.8% 18,799 (±3.7% / ±803.5)
  • 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)
22.2% ±4.6% (803  ±184.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Smyth County: 16.8% † 3,638 (±1.7% / ±375.8)
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)
  • about three-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

2.1% ±1.2% (107  ±63) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Smyth County: 1.4% 424
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4% ±2.1% (159  ±86) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Smyth County: 6.9% † 1,640 (±0.9% / ±215)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
159 Total veterans ±86 147 Male ±84 12 Female ±21

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