COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Wythe County

Virginia · 25,466 residents · 462 sq mi

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Wythe County is a county of 25,466 people in Virginia. Households here earn about 37% less than in Virginia as a whole. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $49,100. At a median age of 36.3, this is an older place than the country 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

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,466

−8%vs 2000

vs 27,599 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.3

−8%vs 2000

vs 39.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

462 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(1,477)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(1,633)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(1,705)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(1,860)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(1,682)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(3,848)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(3,880)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(2,859)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(2,597)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(2,314)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(1,216)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(395)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,964

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,235 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,404

−41%vs 2000

vs $17,639 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.5%

+6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,100

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$272

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $401 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.1%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.3% in 2000

22.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(26,332)

Black2.8%(777)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(157)

Asian0.4%(104)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(24,297)

Black4.1%(1,036)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(176)

Asian0.3%(85)

Other0.2%(48)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(236)

Puerto Rican0.3%(81)

Spaniard0.2%(54)

Dominican0.1%(41)

Central American0.1%(25)

Guatemalan0%(12)

Cuban0%(11)

Panamanian0%(9)

Honduran0%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.6%(168)

Chinese0.1%(33)

Japanese0%(14)

Vietnamese0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(70)

Ancestry

American29.4%(8,277)

English13.1%(3,699)

German10.8%(3,040)

Irish7.5%(2,123)

Scotch-Irish2%(571)

Italian1.3%(353)

British1%(288)

Scottish1%(288)

Greek1%(286)

Swiss1%(275)

Welsh0.8%(234)

Polish0.7%(202)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

French0.4%(107)

Swedish0.3%(94)

Norwegian0.3%(93)

Subsaharan African0.3%(87)

Dutch0.3%(85)

Hungarian0.2%(53)

West Indian0.1%(42)

Danish0.1%(32)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(31)

Portuguese0.1%(29)

Russian0.1%(28)

Nigerian0.1%(27)

Canadian0.1%(25)

Arab0%(14)

Egyptian0%(14)

Finnish0%(14)

French Canadian0%(8)

Lithuanian0%(7)

Slovak0%(6)

Ethiopian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.0%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.8%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 16.1 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 married25.7%(2,973)

Married60.1%(6,943)

Widowed2.9%(339)

Divorced11.2%(1,299)

Women 15+

Never married20.4%(2,500)

Married55.8%(6,837)

Widowed10.6%(1,300)

Divorced13.2%(1,621)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

−8.7 ptssince 2013

from 14.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.5%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.4%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.4%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 66.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.2%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 38.2% 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)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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