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Tazewell County Public Schools Overview

Southwest Virginia Community College located in Tazewell County Public Schools area. A total of 16,531 households are located in Tazewell County Public Schools area. Among them, 4,307 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.00 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 10,562 and 7,933 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.55% (219) of residents are non-citizens and 1.16% (465) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Tazewell County Public Schools, Virginia
Household	16,531
Population	40,058
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,307 (26.05%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,562
Total Students	7,933
Pre-Kindergarten	304
Kindergarten	518
Grade 1-8	3,452
Grade 9-12	1,891
College/Graduate School	1,768
Veterans	33,561
Non-citizen	219
Non-English Home Language	465
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

34,496 residents are over the age of 16 and 16,222 people are in labor force. Among them, 16,210 people are in civilian labor force and 12 are in armed labor force. 15,160 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Tazewell County Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,600	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	12,602	86.32%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,230	8.42%
Public transportation	14	0.10%
Walked	126	0.86%
Other method	106	0.73%
Worked from home	522	3.58%
Average Commute Time	25 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,160	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,639	30.60%
Service	2,725	17.97%
Sales and office	3,368	22.22%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,195	14.48%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,233	14.73%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,160	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	971	6.41%
Construction	931	6.14%
Manufacturing	1,122	7.40%
Wholesale trade	387	2.55%
Retail trade	2,150	14.18%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	741	4.89%
Information	340	2.24%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	710	4.68%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	805	5.31%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,235	27.94%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	989	6.52%
Other services, except public administration	641	4.23%
Public administration	1,138	7.51%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,160	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,851	71.58%
Government workers	3,241	21.38%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,008	6.65%
Unpaid family workers	60	0.40%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $57,165 for the 16,531 households in Tazewell County Public Schools area, Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $29,685. 36,326 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.09%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	16,531	-
Less than $10,000	1,521	9.20%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,070	6.47%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,984	12.00%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,448	14.81%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,608	15.78%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,991	18.09%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,624	9.82%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,506	9.11%
$150,000 - $199,999	423	2.56%
More than $200,000	356	2.15%
Median Household Income	$42,099	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$57,165	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	11,106	-
Less than $10,000	668	6.01%
$10,000 - $14,999	309	2.78%
$15,000 - $24,999	854	7.69%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,548	13.94%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,829	16.47%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,388	21.50%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,389	12.51%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,381	12.43%
$150,000 - $199,999	392	3.53%
More than $200,000	348	3.13%

Median Family Income	$53,458	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$69,341	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$29,685	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,560	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,560	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	40,320	-
With health insurance coverage	36,326	90.09%
Public coverage	18,768	46.55%
Private health insurance	24,008	59.54%
Without health insurance coverage	3,994	9.91%

Housing

There are 20,754 housing units in Tazewell County Public Schools area, Virginia with 16,531 units (79.65%) occupied. 12,320 houses (74.53%) are occupied by owner and 4,211 houses (25.47%) are rented. The average housing value is $99,700 and the average rental cost is $656. 60 houses (0.29%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,357 houses (20.99%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,754	-
Occupied	16,531	79.65%
Owner Occupied	12,320	74.53%
Renter Occupied	4,211	25.47%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	14,174	68.30%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	306	1.47%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,578	7.60%
Mobile Homes	4,696	22.63%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,754	-
Built 2014 or later	60	0.29%
Built 2010 - 2013	356	1.72%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,021	9.74%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,049	14.69%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,396	11.54%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,924	18.91%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,950	9.40%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,641	12.73%
Built 1949 or earlier	4,357	20.99%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,754	-
1 room	131	0.63%
2 rooms	88	0.42%
3 rooms	830	4.00%
4 rooms	3,944	19.00%
5 rooms	4,618	22.25%
6 rooms	4,213	20.30%
7 rooms	2,746	13.23%
8 rooms	2,045	9.85%
9 rooms or more	2,139	10.31%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,754	-
no bedroom	131	0.63%
1 bedroom	912	4.39%
2 bedrooms	6,323	30.47%
3 bedrooms	10,114	48.73%
4 bedrooms	2,654	12.79%
5 bedrooms or more	620	2.99%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	12,320	-
Less than $50,000	2,509	20.37%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,679	29.86%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,512	20.39%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,705	13.84%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,161	9.42%
$300,000 - $499,999	394	3.20%
$500,000 - $999,999	282	2.29%
$1,000,000 or more	78	0.63%
Median House Value	$99,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,449	-
Less than $500	884	25.63%
$500 - $999	2,197	63.70%
$1,000 - $1,499	258	7.48%
$1,500 - $1,999	48	1.39%
$2,000 - $2,499	29	0.84%
$2,500 - $2,999	33	0.96%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$656	-

Demographic

A total of 41,603 people lives in Tazewell County Public Schools area, Virginia with 20,647 male and 20,956 female. The males to female ratio is 49.63 to 50.37. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	41,603	-
Male	20,647	49.63%
Female	20,956	50.37%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	41,603	-
Under 5 years	2,194	5.27%
5 - 9 years	2,427	5.83%
10 - 14 years	1,952	4.69%
15 - 19 years	2,341	5.63%
20 - 24 years	2,221	5.34%
25 - 34 years	4,499	10.81%
35 - 44 years	5,038	12.11%
45 - 54 years	5,612	13.49%
55 - 59 years	3,318	7.98%
60 - 64 years	3,063	7.36%
65 - 74 years	5,274	12.68%
75 - 84 years	2,751	6.61%
85 years and older	913	2.19%
Median Age	45.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	41,603	-
One Race	41,123	98.85%
White	39,273	94.40%
Black or African American	1,336	3.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native	104	0.25%
Asian	255	0.61%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	32	0.08%
Other	123	0.30%

Two or more races	480	1.15%
White and Black or African American	133	0.32%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	90	0.22%
White and Asian	75	0.18%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	14	0.03%