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West Wytheville district, Wythe County, VA

4,897 Population
35 square miles 140 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±5.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wythe County: 46 ±0.4
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,660 ±$6,292 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Wythe County: $34,875 ±$2,953
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$54,329 ±$10,998 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Wythe County: $57,745 ±$4,590
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

20% ±5.6% (974  ±297) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Wythe County: 15.2% † 4,232 (±2.8% / ±791)
  • about double the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

15.9 minutes ±1.4 (28,730  ±5,546) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Wythe County: 24.3 274,210 (±1.7 / ±23,801)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,294 ±262 Number of households
  • Wythe County: 12,533 ±302
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.1 (4,832  ±599) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Wythe County: 2.2 27,942 (±0.1 / ±17)
  • about 80 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

5.3% ±5.2% (47  ±47) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Wythe County: 5.4% † 312 (±2.2% / ±127)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,021 (±0.2% / ±2,978)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,549 ±290 Number of housing units
  • Wythe County: 14,030 ±25
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$174,900 ±$43,033 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Wythe County: $171,200 ±$8,959
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.9% ±6.8% (472  ±328.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Wythe County: 7.5% † 2,097 (±1.9% / ±524.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,126,399 (±0.2% / ±13,158)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.6% ±2.5% (3,070  ±372.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Wythe County: 90.2% 18,713 (±4.6% / ±959.1)
  • 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)
23.5% ±4.4% (803  ±176.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Wythe County: 19.4% † 4,033 (±2.1% / ±437.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)
  • about two-thirds 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

1.3% ±1% (63  ±49) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wythe County: 1.4% 393
  • 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

5.4% ±2.3% (200  ±87) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wythe County: 7.2% † 1,636 (±1% / ±236)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
200 Total veterans ±87 200 Male ±87 N/A Female ±13

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