Rich Creek, VA

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2020 Population

755

14.9% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

44.4

1.14% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

20.1%

95.2% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$30,114

33.6% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$111,700

18% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Rich Creek, VA had a population of 755 people with a median age of 44.4 and a median household income of $30,114. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Rich Creek, VA declined from 887 to 755, a −14.9% decrease and its median household income declined from $45,333 to $30,114, a −33.6% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Rich Creek, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (86.6%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (10.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.91%), White (Hispanic) (0%), and Black or African American (Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Rich Creek, 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.

89.9% of the residents in Rich Creek, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Rich Creek, VA was $111,700, and the homeownership rate was 39.9%.

Most people in Rich Creek, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 44.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Rich Creek, VA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Rich Creek, VA is home to a population of 755 people, from which 89.9% are citizens. As of 2020, 11.3% of Rich Creek, VA residents were born outside of the country (85 people).

In 2020, there were 8.28 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (654 people) in Rich Creek, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 79 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 22 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

89.9%

2020 Citizenship

100%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 89.9% of Rich Creek, VA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Rich Creek, VA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rich Creek, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
654 ± 233
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
79 ± 100
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
22 ± 16

Hispanic Population

0 people

0% of the people in Rich Creek, VA are hispanic (0 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

11.3%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

85 people

2.14%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

19 people

As of 2020, 11.3% of Rich Creek, VA residents (85 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rich Creek, VA was 2.14%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

World War II
7 ± 15
Gulf War (1990s)
6 ± 15
Gulf War (2001-)
5 ± 20

Rich Creek, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in World War II, 1.17 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Rich Creek, VA employs 327 people. The largest industries in Rich Creek, VA are Retail Trade (100 people), Manufacturing (52 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (34 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($82,500), Construction ($69,583), and Educational Services ($56,250).

Employment

Occupations

327

2020 Value

± 136

−7.89%

1 Year decline

± 53.9%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Rich Creek, VA declined at a rate of −7.89%, from 355 employees to 327 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rich Creek, VA, are Computer & Mathematical Occupations (97 people), Management Occupations (35 people), and Production Occupations (28 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rich Creek, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

327

2020 Value

± 136

−7.89%

1 Year decline

± 53.9%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Rich Creek, VA declined at a rate of −7.89%, from 355 employees to 327 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rich Creek, VA, are Retail Trade (100 people), Manufacturing (52 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (34 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rich Creek, VA, though some of these residents may live in Rich Creek, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,375

Median earning men ± $19,072

$9,375

Median earning women ± $32,523

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Construction ($69,583), Manufacturing ($66,563), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Manufacturing ($88,472), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,250), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($12,500).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

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

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Virginia to other states, or from other states to Virginia.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Mixed freight
$37.3B
Electronics
$28.7B
Machinery
$25.6B

In 2020, the top outbound Virginia product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $37.3B, followed by Electronics ($28.7B) and Machinery ($25.6B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Virginia products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Virginia.

$325B

2020 Value in Virginia

$612B

Projected 2050 Value in Virginia

88.1% growth

In 2020, total outbound Virginia trade was $325B. This is expected to increase 88.1% to $612B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Virginia trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Virginia to other states, or from other states to Virginia.

Most Common Trade Partners

In 2020, the top outbound Virginia domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was North Carolina with $25B, followed by Maryland with $18.9B and Pennsylvania and $13.2B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Virginia shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

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.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Virginia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

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 Representatives 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

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 0.823% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.842% 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 2020 were High School or Equivalent (1.66M), Some college (1.42M), and Bachelors Degree (1.41M).

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 Rich Creek, VA was $111,700 in 2020, which is 0.486 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $94,700 to $111,700, a 18% increase. The homeownership rate in Rich Creek, VA is 39.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Rich Creek, VA have an average commute time of 44.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rich Creek, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$111,700

Median Property Value 2020

±$16,030

$124

Median Property Taxes

±$47

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 Rich Creek, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

39.9%

Homeownership

2020

55.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 39.9% of the housing units in Rich Creek, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 57.8%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Rich Creek, 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.

$30,114

Median Household Income

± $24,782

311

Number of Households

± 114

In 2020, the median household income of the 311 households in Rich Creek, VA declined from $30,114 from the previous year's value of $45,333.

The following chart displays the households in Rich Creek, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.479

2019 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2020, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.181% decline from 2019 to 2020, 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 2020

Drove Alone (95.1%)
Carpooled (4.94%)
Public Transit (0%)

In 2020, 95.1% of workers in Rich Creek, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (4.94%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

44.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rich Creek, VA have a longer commute time (44.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 28.4% of the workforce in Rich Creek, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rich Creek, VA (130 out of 646 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males < 5.

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

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

93% of the population of Rich Creek, VA has health coverage, with 61.9% on employee plans, 8.51% on Medicaid, 14.4% on Medicare, 7.74% on non-group plans, and 0.464% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Virginia was $7,556 in 2014. This is a 3.42% increase from the previous year ($7,306).

Primary care physicians in Giles County, VA see 2807 patients per year on average, which represents a 16.7% increase from the previous year (2405 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3344 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 8360 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

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Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Virginia, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,807 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Giles County, VA

Primary care physicians in Giles County, VA see an average of 2,807 patients per year. This represents a 16.7% increase from the previous year (2,405 patients).

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

Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Virginia across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.1% under 18 years, 26.9% between 18 and 34 years, 34.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.97%

Uninsured

61.9%

Employer Coverage

8.51%

Medicaid

14.4%

Medicare

7.74%

Non-Group

0.464%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rich Creek, VA declined by 47.5% from 13.3% to 6.97%.

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