Big Stone Gap, VA Demographic Data
Big Stone Gap, VA Summary
Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County in Virginia
- Population: 5,567
- Area: 4.98 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.89 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.09 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,118.09 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,482.94 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Big Stone Gap, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,361
43%
50.8
Male
3,101
57%
49.2
Total Population
5,462
323,128,000
Big Stone Gap, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
330
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
259
4.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
192
3.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
299
5.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
292
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,108
20.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,016
18.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
524
9.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
348
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
362
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
312
5.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
275
5.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
145
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,486
82.1%
77.2
Female
1,928
43.0%
51.3
Male
2,558
57.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,354
79.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
956
17.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
732
13.4%
15.2
Female
500
68.3%
55.8
Male
232
31.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Big Stone Gap, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,361
98.2%
96.8
White
4,215
77.2%
72.6
Black or African American
1,075
19.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
4
0.1%
0.8
Asian
39
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
33
0.6%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
6
0.1%
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
28
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
101
1.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
189
3.5%
17.8
Mexican
111
2.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
23
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
3
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
52
1.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,273
96.5%
82.2
Big Stone Gap, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
300
7.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
661
16.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,190
29.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
841
20.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
187
4.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
561
13.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
350
8.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
961
23.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,129
76.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
911
22.3%
31.2
Big Stone Gap, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,778
38.0%
33.7%
Now Married
1,713
36.6%
47.5
Divorced
466
10.0%
11.0%
Separated
260
5.6%
2.0
Widowed
464
9.9
5.8%
Big Stone Gap, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,927
96.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
205
4.0%
21.6%
Spanish
133
2.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
60
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
12
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Big Stone Gap, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
302
16.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
176
9.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
201
11.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
194
10.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
223
12.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
375
20.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
144
7.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
126
6.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
20
1.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
56
3.1%
6.4
Median household income
36,811
57,617
Per capita income
19,523
31,128
Big Stone Gap, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
77
4.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
110
6.8%
9.8
Construction
10
0.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
490
30.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
14
0.9%
6.6
Information
53
3.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
75
4.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
179
11.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
76
4.7%
11.4
Public administration
215
13.3%
4.6
Retail trade
174
10.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
119
7.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
29
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
150
9.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
603
37.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
215
13.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
265
16.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
388
23.9%
18.1%
Big Stone Gap, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,558
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,225
78.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
267
17.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
10
0.6%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
56
3.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.1
26.6
Big Stone Gap, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
198
10.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
614
33.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
737
40.6%
37.1
3 or more
268
14.7%
21.0
Big Stone Gap, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,817
86.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,067
58.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
750
41.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
290
13.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
19
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Big Stone Gap, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,107
1 room
54
2.6%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
64
3.0%
9.1
4 rooms
281
13.3%
16.5
5 rooms
343
16.3%
19.8
6 rooms
589
28.0%
17.8
7 rooms
383
18.2%
12.0
8 rooms
184
8.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
209
9.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Big Stone Gap, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,107
1-unit, detached
1,385
65.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
136
6.5%
5.9
2-units
34
1.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
20
0.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
121
5.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
9
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
402
19.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Big Stone Gap, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
335
15.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
243
11.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
345
16.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
119
5.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
294
14.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
248
11.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
334
15.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
138
6.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
27
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
24
1.1%
1.4%
Big Stone Gap, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
64
3.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
63
3.5%
4.7
Electricity
1,623
89.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
45
2.5%
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
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
22
1.2%
1.1
Big Stone Gap, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
668
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
14
2.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
40
6.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
56
8.4%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
74
11.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
175
26.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
309
46.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
381
57.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
117
17.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
26
3.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
144
21.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Big Stone Gap, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
695
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
101
14.5%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
170
24.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
424
61.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
55
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
716
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
64
9.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
115
16.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
28
4.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
41
5.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
6
0.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
441
63.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
55
0.0%
0.0%
Big Stone Gap, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,067
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
173
16.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
344
32.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
231
21.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
148
13.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
77
7.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
38
3.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
56
5.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
103,100
205,000