COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Craig County

Virginia · 4,372 residents · 328 sq mi

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Craig County is home to 4,372 people in Virginia. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Getting to work takes 35 minutes on average. The typical home is worth $50,800. Households here earn about 25% less than in Virginia as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,372

−14%vs 2000

vs 5,091 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.3

−8%vs 2000

vs 39.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

328 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(282)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(263)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(297)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(287)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(259)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(700)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(670)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.5%(547)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(453)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(368)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(216)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(30)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,106

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,314 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,186

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,322 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.8%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,800

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $89,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$278

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $404 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.1%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

16.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(5,023)

Black0.2%(9)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(17)

Asian0.2%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(4,337)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(7)

Asian0.3%(12)

Other0.5%(23)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.4%(18)

Mexican0.2%(10)

Central American0.2%(9)

Salvadoran0.1%(7)

South American0.1%(6)

Peruvian0.1%(6)

Guatemalan0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(18)

Samoan0.4%(18)

Chamorro0.4%(18)

Ancestry

German12.4%(601)

English10.4%(503)

American10.3%(499)

Irish8.3%(403)

Scotch-Irish4%(192)

Welsh4%(192)

Scottish3%(148)

Polish2.5%(122)

Swedish2.5%(121)

French Canadian2.4%(118)

British1.8%(88)

French1.6%(78)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Italian1.3%(61)

Norwegian0.5%(26)

Swiss0.2%(11)

Portuguese0.2%(10)

Dutch0.2%(9)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.4%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

35.3 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 26.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married22.5%(446)

Married65%(1,285)

Widowed3.6%(71)

Divorced8.9%(176)

Women 15+

Never married15.5%(292)

Married76%(1,433)

Widowed4.9%(93)

Divorced3.6%(68)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.1%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 11.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.9%

−8.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.3%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 26.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.8%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.2%

−8.0 ptssince 2020

from 73.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.3%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)37.9%(67)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)37.9%(67)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35%(62)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 177 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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