UVA-Wise's Living Circumstances

Wise County Public Schools Overview

University of Virginia's College at Wise located in Wise County Public Schools area. A total of 14,925 households are located in Wise County Public Schools area. Among them, 4,323 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.87 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 8,617 and 8,437 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.54% (192) of residents are non-citizens and 1.81% (640) 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 Wise County Public Schools, Virginia
Household	14,925
Population	35,416
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,323 (28.96%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,617
Total Students	8,437
Pre-Kindergarten	313
Kindergarten	460
Grade 1-8	3,559
Grade 9-12	2,036
College/Graduate School	2,069
Veterans	31,014
Non-citizen	192
Non-English Home Language	640
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

31,775 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,288 people are in labor force. Among them, 14,278 people are in civilian labor force and 10 are in armed labor force. 12,942 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.40%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,465	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	10,542	84.57%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,174	9.42%
Public transportation	90	0.72%
Walked	286	2.29%
Other method	46	0.37%
Worked from home	327	2.62%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,942	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,545	35.12%
Service	2,431	18.78%
Sales and office	3,082	23.81%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,268	9.80%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,616	12.49%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,942	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	836	6.46%
Construction	438	3.38%
Manufacturing	778	6.01%
Wholesale trade	233	1.80%
Retail trade	1,897	14.66%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	615	4.75%
Information	98	0.76%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	584	4.51%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,342	10.37%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,199	24.72%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,298	10.03%
Other services, except public administration	518	4.00%
Public administration	1,106	8.55%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,942	-
Private wage and salary workers	9,913	76.60%
Government workers	2,703	20.89%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	326	2.52%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $52,791 for the 14,925 households in Wise County Public Schools area, Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $26,169. 32,213 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.01%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	14,925	-
Less than $10,000	1,769	11.85%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,308	8.76%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,067	13.85%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,711	11.46%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,126	14.24%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,800	18.76%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,258	8.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,318	8.83%
$150,000 - $199,999	344	2.30%
More than $200,000	224	1.50%
Median Household Income	$38,888	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$52,791	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,910	-
Less than $10,000	786	7.93%
$10,000 - $14,999	505	5.10%
$15,000 - $24,999	907	9.15%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,164	11.75%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,553	15.67%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,167	21.87%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,143	11.53%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,141	11.51%
$150,000 - $199,999	344	3.47%
More than $200,000	200	2.02%

Median Family Income	$50,302	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$62,846	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,169	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,491	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,491	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	36,190	-
With health insurance coverage	32,213	89.01%
Public coverage	17,170	47.44%
Private health insurance	21,020	58.08%
Without health insurance coverage	3,977	10.99%

Housing

There are 17,958 housing units in Wise County Public Schools area, Virginia with 14,925 units (83.11%) occupied. 9,946 houses (66.64%) are occupied by owner and 4,979 houses (33.36%) are rented. The average housing value is $85,500 and the average rental cost is $632. 200 houses (1.11%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,452 houses (19.22%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,958	-
Occupied	14,925	83.11%
Owner Occupied	9,946	66.64%
Renter Occupied	4,979	33.36%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	11,212	62.43%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	116	0.65%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,626	9.05%
Mobile Homes	4,985	27.76%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	19	0.11%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,958	-
Built 2014 or later	200	1.11%
Built 2010 - 2013	336	1.87%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,897	10.56%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,905	16.18%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,854	15.89%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,919	21.82%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,003	5.59%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,392	7.75%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,452	19.22%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,958	-
1 room	259	1.44%
2 rooms	80	0.45%
3 rooms	677	3.77%
4 rooms	3,727	20.75%
5 rooms	4,452	24.79%
6 rooms	3,425	19.07%
7 rooms	2,310	12.86%
8 rooms	1,420	7.91%
9 rooms or more	1,608	8.95%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	17,958	-
no bedroom	264	1.47%
1 bedroom	773	4.30%
2 bedrooms	5,587	31.11%
3 bedrooms	8,762	48.79%
4 bedrooms	2,000	11.14%
5 bedrooms or more	572	3.19%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,946	-
Less than $50,000	2,530	25.44%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,023	30.39%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,561	15.69%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,285	12.92%
$200,000 - $299,999	910	9.15%
$300,000 - $499,999	444	4.46%
$500,000 - $999,999	166	1.67%
$1,000,000 or more	27	0.27%
Median House Value	$85,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,890	-
Less than $500	1,211	31.13%
$500 - $999	2,243	57.66%
$1,000 - $1,499	379	9.74%
$1,500 - $1,999	33	0.85%
$2,000 - $2,499	20	0.51%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	4	0.10%
Median Rental Costs	$632	-

Demographic

A total of 38,486 people lives in Wise County Public Schools area, Virginia with 20,173 male and 18,313 female. The males to female ratio is 52.42 to 47.58. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	38,486	-
Male	20,173	52.42%
Female	18,313	47.58%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	38,486	-
Under 5 years	1,858	4.83%
5 - 9 years	2,226	5.78%
10 - 14 years	2,015	5.24%
15 - 19 years	2,337	6.07%
20 - 24 years	2,526	6.56%
25 - 34 years	5,254	13.65%
35 - 44 years	4,751	12.34%
45 - 54 years	5,070	13.17%
55 - 59 years	2,656	6.90%
60 - 64 years	2,987	7.76%
65 - 74 years	4,125	10.72%
75 - 84 years	1,859	4.83%
85 years and older	822	2.14%
Median Age	41.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	38,486	-
One Race	37,839	98.32%
White	35,448	92.11%
Black or African American	2,112	5.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native	43	0.11%
Asian	156	0.41%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	19	0.05%
Other	61	0.16%

Two or more races	647	1.68%
White and Black or African American	296	0.77%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	120	0.31%
White and Asian	37	0.10%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	23	0.06%