Wytheville, VA

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2023 Population

8,224

0.0486% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

45.8

1.33% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

22%

19.5% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$43,283

9.69% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$193,000

6.1% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

3,503

4.29% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Wytheville, VA had a population of 8.22k people with a median age of 45.8 and a median household income of $43,283. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Wytheville, VA declined from 8,228 to 8,224, a −0.0486% decrease and its median household income grew from $39,459 to $43,283, a 9.69% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wytheville, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.33%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.25%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.56%), and White (Hispanic) (1.09%).

None of the households in Wytheville, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.1% of the residents in Wytheville, VA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Wytheville, VA are Wytheville Community College (525 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Wytheville, VA was $193,000, and the homeownership rate was 54.1%.

Most people in Wytheville, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Wytheville, VA was 2 cars per household.

United States Virginia Wythe County, VA Mount Rogers Planning District Commission PUMA, VA

Population & Diversity

Wytheville, VA is home to a population of 8.22k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.58% of Wytheville, VA residents were born outside of the country (212 people).

In 2023, there were 27.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.42k people) in Wytheville, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 274 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 185 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

98.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.1% of Wytheville, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Wytheville, VA was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Wytheville, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wytheville, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.42k ± 256
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
274 ± 173
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
185 ± 52

2.85%

Hispanic Population

234 people

2.85% of the people in Wytheville, VA are hispanic (234 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Wytheville, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
107,605 ± 8,003 people
India
98,735 ± 7,670 people
Mexico
59,855 ± 5,986 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 107,605 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,735 and Mexico with 59,855.

Foreign-Born Population

2.58%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

212 people

2.31%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

190 people

As of 2023, 2.58% of Wytheville, VA residents (212 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wytheville, VA was 2.31%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wytheville, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
182 ± 90
Gulf War (1990s)
175 ± 127
Korea
11 ± 26

Wytheville, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Wytheville, VA employs 3.5k people. The largest industries in Wytheville, VA are Health Care & Social Assistance (577 people), Educational Services (461 people), and Retail Trade (448 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($86,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,123), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,794).

Males in Virginia have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $69,674. The income inequality in Virginia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.475, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

3.5k

2023 Value

± 452

4.29%

1 Year growth

± 17.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wytheville, VA grew at a rate of 4.29%, from 3.36k employees to 3.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wytheville, VA, are Sales & Related Occupations (420 people), Management Occupations (391 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (357 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wytheville, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.5k

2023 Value

± 452

4.29%

1 Year growth

± 17.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wytheville, VA grew at a rate of 4.29%, from 3.36k employees to 3.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wytheville, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (577 people), Educational Services (461 people), and Retail Trade (448 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wytheville, VA, though some of these residents may live in Wytheville, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,142

Median earning men ± $5,953

$34,206

Median earning women ± $6,116

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,539), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,427), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,056).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,521), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,005), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($41,094).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Wytheville, VA. Showing the available data for Virginia.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (51.8%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
Republican Party
Other (0.905%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Virginia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Wytheville, VA awarded 525 degrees. The student population of Wytheville, VA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 792 male students and 1,327 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wytheville, VA are White (459 and 87.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (23 and 4.39%), Two or More Races (15 and 2.86%), and Black or African American (15 and 2.86%).

The largest universities in Wytheville, VA by number of degrees awarded are Wytheville Community College (525 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Wytheville, VA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (179 and 34.1%), Electrician (50 and 9.52%), and Registered Nursing (41 and 7.81%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,119 students enrolled in Wytheville, VA, 37.4% men and 62.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,819 records, of which 63% were women and 37% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Dental Hygiene
15 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
179 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
41 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Wytheville, VA was Dental Hygiene with 15 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Wytheville, VA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Wytheville Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

525 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Wytheville Community College with 525 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 216 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Wytheville, VA, which is 0.699 times less than the 309 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 459 degrees mean that there were 20 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 23 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,758) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($105) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.884% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.904% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.71M), Bachelors Degree (1.47M), and Some college (1.4M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wytheville, VA was $193,000 in 2023, which is 0.636 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $181,900 to $193,000, a 6.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Wytheville, VA is 54.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Wytheville, VA have an average commute time of 17.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wytheville, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$193,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$23,063

$2,234

Median Property Taxes

±$312

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wytheville, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wytheville, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

54.1%

Homeownership

2023

51.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 54.1% of the housing units in Wytheville, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 51.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wytheville, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 503.01

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Wytheville, VA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$43,283

Median Household Income

± $5,596

4.13k

Number of Households

± 494

In 2023, the median household income of the 4.13k households in Wytheville, VA grew to $43,283 from the previous year's value of $39,459.

The following chart displays the households in Wytheville, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wytheville, VA is from Virginia.

0.475

2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2022, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.164% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (75.7%)
Carpooled (12.3%)
Worked At Home (9.01%)

In 2023, 75.7% of workers in Wytheville, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.3%) and those who worked at home (9.01%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wytheville, VA have a shorter commute time (17.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Wytheville, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wytheville, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wytheville, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wytheville, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wytheville, VA (1.77k out of 8.06k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wytheville, VA is White, followed by Black and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.9% of the population of Wytheville, VA has health coverage, with 44.7% on employee plans, 22.4% on Medicaid, 21% on Medicare, 6.81% on non-group plans, and 1.85% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wythe County, VA see 2385 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.209% decrease from the previous year (2390 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2818 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 434 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,385 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wythe County, VA

Primary care physicians in Wythe County, VA see an average of 2,385 patients per year. This represents a 0.209% decrease from the previous year (2,390 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Wythe County, VA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19% under 18 years, 18% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.12%

Uninsured

44.7%

Employer Coverage

22.4%

Medicaid

21%

Medicare

6.81%

Non-Group

1.85%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wytheville, VA declined by 5.99% from 3.31% to 3.12%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wytheville, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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