Wytheville, VA

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2021 Population

8,260

4.23% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

46.8

3.7% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

25.8%

12.5% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$41,074

2.76% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$163,100

0.369% 1-year growth

2021 Employed Population

3,370

3.33% 1-year decline

About

In 2021, Wytheville, VA had a population of 8.26k people with a median age of 46.8 and a median household income of $41,074. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Wytheville, VA grew from 7,925 to 8,260, a 4.23% increase and its median household income grew from $39,971 to $41,074, a 2.76% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wytheville, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.33%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.26%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.37%), and White (Hispanic) (0.872%).

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 (655 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Wytheville, VA was $163,100, and the homeownership rate was 54.8%.

Most people in Wytheville, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Wytheville, VA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Wytheville, VA is home to a population of 8.26k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2021, 2.01% of Wytheville, VA residents were born outside of the country (166 people).

In 2021, there were 27.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.54k people) in Wytheville, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 275 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 187 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2021 Citizenship

96.9%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 98.1% of Wytheville, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Wytheville, VA was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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)
7.54k ± 209
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
275 ± 148
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
187 ± 51

1.39%

Hispanic Population

115 people

1.39% of the people in Wytheville, VA are hispanic (115 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
109,039 ± 8,055 people
India
96,011 ± 7,565 people
Mexico
59,097 ± 5,948 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 109,039 Virginia residents, followed by India with 96,011 and Mexico with 59,097.

Foreign-Born Population

2.01%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

166 people

3.34%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

265 people

As of 2021, 2.01% of Wytheville, VA residents (166 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wytheville, VA was 3.34%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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
317 ± 128
Gulf War (1990s)
168 ± 139
Gulf War (2001-)
64 ± 56

Wytheville, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.89 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Wytheville, VA employs 3.37k people. The largest industries in Wytheville, VA are Health Care & Social Assistance (567 people), Retail Trade (446 people), and Manufacturing (410 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($105,167), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,795), and Wholesale Trade ($63,580).

Males in Virginia have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $63,894. The income inequality in Virginia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

3.37k

2021 Value

± 461

−3.33%

1 Year decline

± 19.7%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Wytheville, VA declined at a rate of −3.33%, from 3.49k employees to 3.37k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wytheville, VA, are Sales & Related Occupations (350 people), Production Occupations (343 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (335 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

3.37k

2021 Value

± 461

−3.33%

1 Year decline

± 19.7%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Wytheville, VA declined at a rate of −3.33%, from 3.49k employees to 3.37k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wytheville, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (567 people), Retail Trade (446 people), and Manufacturing (410 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

$37,635

Median earning men ± $5,317

$32,606

Median earning women ± $4,176

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,071), Other Services Except Public Administration ($45,611), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($42,798).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,586), Retail Trade ($38,028), and Public Administration ($33,864).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

In 2020, the top outbound Virginia product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $37.7B, followed by Electronics ($29B) and Machinery ($23.6B).

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

Domestic Trade Growth

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$313B

2020 Value in Virginia

$612B

Projected 2050 Value in Virginia

95.3% growth

In 2020, total outbound Virginia trade was $313B. This is expected to increase 95.3% 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 $26B, followed by Maryland with $18.5B and Pennsylvania and $12.4B.

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (44%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.45%).

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.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (54.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (44%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.45%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (44%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.45%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Virginia for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

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 2021, universities in Wytheville, VA awarded 655 degrees. The student population of Wytheville, VA in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 716 male students and 1,373 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wytheville, VA are White (592 and 90.4%), followed by Black or African American (31 and 4.73%), Hispanic or Latino (18 and 2.75%), and Two or More Races (10 and 1.53%).

The largest universities in Wytheville, VA by number of degrees awarded are Wytheville Community College (655 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Wytheville, VA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (156 and 23.8%), Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, & Treatment Professions (127 and 19.4%), and Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (68 and 10.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2021 there were 2,089 students enrolled in Wytheville, VA, 34.3% men and 65.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,800 records, of which 65.3% were women and 34.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Business Operations Support & Secretarial Services
19 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
156 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
62 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Wytheville, VA was Other Business Operations Support & Secretarial Services with 19 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

655 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Wytheville Community College with 655 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2021, 171 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Wytheville, VA, which is 0.353 times less than the 484 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 592 degrees mean that there were 19.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 31 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 ($4,620) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($105) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

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 2021, 0.836% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.859% 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 2021 were High School or Equivalent (1.68M), Bachelors Degree (1.44M), and Some college (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 Wytheville, VA was $163,100 in 2021, which is 0.666 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $162,500 to $163,100, a 0.369% increase. The homeownership rate in Wytheville, VA is 54.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Wytheville, VA have an average commute time of 16.5 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

$163,100

Median Property Value 2021

±$14,428

$2,151

Median Property Taxes

±$338

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

54.8%

Homeownership

2021

61.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 54.8% of the housing units in Wytheville, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 53.5%.

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.

$41,074

Median Household Income

± $4,744

3.93k

Number of Households

± 484

In 2021, the median household income of the 3.93k households in Wytheville, VA grew to $41,074 from the previous year's value of $39,971.

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.

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2021, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.381% decline from 2020 to 2021, 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 2021

Drove Alone (79.2%)
Carpooled (10.9%)
Worked At Home (7.67%)

In 2021, 79.2% of workers in Wytheville, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.9%) and those who worked at home (7.67%).

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

16.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wytheville, VA have a shorter commute time (16.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 0.493% 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

25.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wytheville, VA (2.08k out of 8.08k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 45 - 54.

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

96% of the population of Wytheville, VA has health coverage, with 43.8% on employee plans, 21% on Medicaid, 18.7% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 1.08% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wythe County, VA see 2390 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.25% decrease from the previous year (2396 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2602 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 485 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,390 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wythe County, VA

Primary care physicians in Wythe County, VA see an average of 2,390 patients per year. This represents a 0.25% decrease from the previous year (2,396 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 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.8% under 18 years, 16.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

Uninsured

43.8%

Employer Coverage

21%

Medicaid

18.7%

Medicare

11.3%

Non-Group

1.08%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wytheville, VA declined by 25.3% from 5.36% to 4%.

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.