With 28,188 people, Wythe County is a county in Virginia. At a median age of 46.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 38%. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $171,200.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,745, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wythe County
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.3 → 46.0(+9.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.0% → 19.4%(+9.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)23%(376)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.9%(423)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.6%(485)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.3%(37)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,636 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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Over time
Wythe County, decade by decade
Wythe County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
25,466
$50,315
$117,843
10.0%
12.0
2000
27,599
$58,721
$122,780
12.1%
11.1
2010
29,235
$56,029
$150,331
14.0%
13.1
2020
28,290
$62,588
$157,565
19.0%
18.6
2024
28,188
$57,745
$171,200
19.4%
17.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
