Pennington Gap, VA Demographic Data
Pennington Gap, VA Summary
Pennington Gap is located in Lee County in Virginia
- Population: 2,022
- Area: 1.64 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.62 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,232.17 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,402.56 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Pennington Gap, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,120
57%
50.8
Male
834
43%
49.2
Total Population
1,954
323,128,000
Pennington Gap, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
50
2.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
86
4.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
111
5.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
54
2.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
75
3.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
159
8.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
238
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
180
9.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
225
11.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
132
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
358
18.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
155
7.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
131
6.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,667
85.3%
77.2
Female
934
56.0%
51.3
Male
733
44.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,653
84.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
705
36.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
644
33.0%
15.2
Female
395
61.3%
55.8
Male
249
38.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
55
0.0%
0.0
Pennington Gap, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,954
100.0%
96.8
White
1,830
93.7%
72.6
Black or African American
124
6.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4
0.2%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,950
99.8%
82.2
Pennington Gap, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
262
16.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
363
23.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
505
32.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
176
11.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
86
5.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
159
10.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
27
1.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
625
39.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
953
60.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
186
11.8%
31.2
Pennington Gap, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
287
16.8%
33.7%
Now Married
560
32.8%
47.5
Divorced
384
22.5%
11.0%
Separated
98
5.7%
2.0
Widowed
378
22.1
5.8%
Pennington Gap, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,904
100.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
0
0.0%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Pennington Gap, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
139
16.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
152
18.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
190
22.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
121
14.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
137
16.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
43
5.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
24
2.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
18
2.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
6
0.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
22,355
57,617
Per capita income
14,408
31,128
Pennington Gap, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
6
1.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
18
3.8%
9.8
Construction
28
6.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
138
29.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
24
5.1%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
11
2.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
53
11.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
86
18.4%
11.4
Public administration
19
4.1%
4.6
Retail trade
38
8.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
41
8.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
6
1.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
54
11.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
125
26.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
47
10.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
99
21.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
143
30.6%
18.1%
Pennington Gap, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
463
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
415
89.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4
0.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
13
2.8%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
31
6.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.8
26.6
Pennington Gap, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
171
20.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
359
43.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
203
24.5%
37.1
3 or more
97
11.7%
21.0
Pennington Gap, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
830
81.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
412
49.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
418
50.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
185
18.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Pennington Gap, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,015
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
70
6.9%
9.1
4 rooms
227
22.4%
16.5
5 rooms
283
27.9%
19.8
6 rooms
277
27.3%
17.8
7 rooms
42
4.1%
12.0
8 rooms
35
3.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
81
8.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Pennington Gap, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,015
1-unit, detached
656
64.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
8
0.8%
5.9
2-units
14
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
46
4.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
54
5.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
30
3.0%
4.4
20 or more units
21
2.1%
9.0
Mobile home
186
18.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Pennington Gap, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
178
17.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
161
15.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
181
17.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
162
16.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
159
15.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
92
9.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
50
4.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
32
3.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Pennington Gap, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8
1.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
61
7.3%
4.7
Electricity
646
77.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
100
12.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
11
1.3%
0.5
No fuel used
4
0.5%
1.1
Pennington Gap, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
147
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
16
10.9%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
19
12.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
21
14.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
91
61.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
47
32.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
31
21.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
10
6.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
5
3.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
54
36.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Pennington Gap, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
337
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
159
47.2%
41.0%
Less than $500
178
52.8%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
81
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
482
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
20
6.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
45
13.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
27
8.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
68
20.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
24
7.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
141
43.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
93
0.0%
0.0%
Pennington Gap, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
412
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
84
20.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
189
45.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
75
18.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
15
3.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
17
4.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
14
3.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
18
4.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
78,900
205,000