Wytheville, VA

Census Place

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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 Poverty Rate

22%

19.5% 1-year decrease

About

In 2023, Wytheville, VA had a population of 8.22k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. 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 N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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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 (473 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Wytheville, VA N/A, 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 N/A, N/A% of Wytheville, VA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Wytheville, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A 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.

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 N/A 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).

Employment

Occupations

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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

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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.

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

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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 2022, universities in Wytheville, VA awarded 473 degrees. The student population of Wytheville, VA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 799 male students and 1,317 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wytheville, VA are White (427 and 90.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (22 and 4.65%), Black or African American (12 and 2.54%), and Unknown (4 and 0.846%).

The largest universities in Wytheville, VA by number of degrees awarded are Wytheville Community College (473 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 2,116 students enrolled in Wytheville, VA, 37.8% men and 62.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,829 records, of which 62.3% were women and 37.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Business Operations Support & Secretarial Services
22 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
135 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
32 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Wytheville, VA was Other Business Operations Support & Secretarial Services with 22 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

473 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Wytheville Community College with 473 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 165 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Wytheville, VA, which is 0.536 times less than the 308 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 427 degrees mean that there were 19.4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 22 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.

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

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

Housing

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

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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 N/A 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

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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

N/A% of the population of Wytheville, VA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

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.

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

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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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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