Abingdon, VA Demographic Data
Abingdon, VA Summary
Abingdon is located in Washington County in Virginia
- Population: 8,166
- Area: 8.07 sq. miles
- Land Area: 8.07 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,011.51 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,021.98 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Abingdon, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,203
52%
50.8
Male
3,914
48%
49.2
Total Population
8,117
323,128,000
Abingdon, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
349
4.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
323
4.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
356
4.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
362
4.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
440
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,089
13.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,105
13.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,120
13.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
636
7.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
601
7.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
942
11.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
505
6.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
289
3.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,847
84.4%
77.2
Female
3,689
53.9%
51.3
Male
3,158
46.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,648
81.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,112
26.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,736
21.4%
15.2
Female
1,056
60.8%
55.8
Male
680
39.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Abingdon, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,054
99.2%
96.8
White
7,599
93.6%
72.6
Black or African American
262
3.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
4
0.0%
0.8
Asian
130
1.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
38
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
5
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
87
1.1%
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
59
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
63
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
240
3.0%
17.8
Mexican
118
1.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
30
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
92
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,877
97.0%
82.2
Abingdon, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
388
6.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
514
8.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,492
23.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,194
19.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
539
8.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,274
20.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
886
14.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
902
14.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,385
85.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,160
34.4%
31.2
Abingdon, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,863
26.3%
33.7%
Now Married
3,083
43.5%
47.5
Divorced
1,017
14.3%
11.0%
Separated
317
4.5%
2.0
Widowed
809
11.4
5.8%
Abingdon, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,385
95.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
383
4.9%
21.6%
Spanish
164
2.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
148
1.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
47
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
24
0.3%
1.1%
Abingdon, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
463
11.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
270
6.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
655
16.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
585
14.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
551
13.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
586
14.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
356
9.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
305
7.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
114
2.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
86
2.2%
6.4
Median household income
35,363
57,617
Per capita income
26,019
31,128
Abingdon, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
52
1.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
415
11.4%
9.8
Construction
135
3.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
790
21.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
145
4.0%
6.6
Information
82
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
404
11.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
261
7.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
482
13.2%
11.4
Public administration
252
6.9%
4.6
Retail trade
466
12.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
49
1.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
112
3.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
193
5.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,652
45.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
311
8.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
991
27.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
498
13.7%
18.1%
Abingdon, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,602
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,915
80.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
346
9.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
30
0.8%
5.1
Walked
87
2.4%
2.7
Other means
29
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
195
5.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.8
26.6
Abingdon, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
464
11.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,755
44.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,113
28.0%
37.1
3 or more
639
16.1%
21.0
Abingdon, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,971
89.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,993
50.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,978
49.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
444
10.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
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
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Abingdon, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,415
1 room
83
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
131
3.0%
2.7
3 rooms
596
13.5%
9.1
4 rooms
1,009
22.9%
16.5
5 rooms
793
18.0%
19.8
6 rooms
586
13.3%
17.8
7 rooms
341
7.7%
12.0
8 rooms
348
7.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
528
12.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Abingdon, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,415
1-unit, detached
2,178
49.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
252
5.7%
5.9
2-units
383
8.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
379
8.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
487
11.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
278
6.3%
4.4
20 or more units
197
4.5%
9.0
Mobile home
253
5.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
8
0.2%
0.1
Abingdon, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
380
8.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
236
5.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
466
10.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
593
13.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
552
12.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
714
16.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
936
21.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
453
10.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
85
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Abingdon, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
845
21.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
83
2.1%
4.7
Electricity
2,829
71.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
153
3.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
8
0.2%
0.1
Wood
26
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
27
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Abingdon, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,081
47295100.0
Less than $500
4
0.4%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
13
1.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
42
3.9%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
59
5.5%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
207
19.1%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
234
21.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
522
48.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
470
43.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
158
14.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
207
19.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
51
4.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
195
18.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Abingdon, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,804
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
11
0.6%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
15
0.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
133
7.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
605
33.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,040
57.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
174
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
592
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
291
16.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
266
15.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
278
15.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
276
15.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
144
8.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
498
28.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
225
0.0%
0.0%
Abingdon, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,993
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
183
9.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
418
21.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
354
17.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
274
13.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
475
23.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
189
9.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
77
3.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
23
1.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
156,700
205,000