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Wythe County Public Schools Overview

Wytheville Community College located in Wythe County Public Schools area. A total of 11,983 households are located in Wythe County Public Schools area. Among them, 3,104 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.86 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 6,954 and 5,690 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.21% (60) of residents are non-citizens and 1.34% (383) 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 Wythe County Public Schools, Virginia
Household	11,983
Population	28,623
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,104 (25.90%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,954
Total Students	5,690
Pre-Kindergarten	284
Kindergarten	272
Grade 1-8	2,519
Grade 9-12	1,614
College/Graduate School	1,001
Veterans	23,098
Non-citizen	60
Non-English Home Language	383
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

23,890 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,127 people are in labor force. Among them, 14,127 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 13,340 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.60%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,195	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,433	86.65%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,164	8.82%
Public transportation	8	0.06%
Walked	83	0.63%
Other method	73	0.55%
Worked from home	434	3.29%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,340	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,853	28.88%
Service	2,928	21.95%
Sales and office	2,707	20.29%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,086	8.14%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,766	20.73%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,340	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	417	3.13%
Construction	606	4.54%
Manufacturing	2,464	18.47%
Wholesale trade	312	2.34%
Retail trade	1,884	14.12%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	595	4.46%
Information	69	0.52%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	271	2.03%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	922	6.91%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,385	25.37%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,034	7.75%
Other services, except public administration	547	4.10%
Public administration	834	6.25%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,340	-
Private wage and salary workers	9,736	72.98%
Government workers	2,657	19.92%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	932	6.99%
Unpaid family workers	15	0.11%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $64,960 for the 11,983 households in Wythe County Public Schools area, Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $31,045. 26,154 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.20%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	11,983	-
Less than $10,000	718	5.99%
$10,000 - $14,999	807	6.73%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,421	11.86%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,307	10.91%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,824	15.22%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,197	18.33%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,824	15.22%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,284	10.72%
$150,000 - $199,999	376	3.14%
More than $200,000	225	1.88%
Median Household Income	$49,364	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$64,960	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,953	-
Less than $10,000	427	5.37%
$10,000 - $14,999	151	1.90%
$15,000 - $24,999	630	7.92%
$25,000 - $34,999	711	8.94%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,146	14.41%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,771	22.27%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,509	18.97%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,105	13.89%
$150,000 - $199,999	288	3.62%
More than $200,000	215	2.70%

Median Family Income	$61,991	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$76,593	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,045	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,136	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,136	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	28,677	-
With health insurance coverage	26,154	91.20%
Public coverage	11,342	39.55%
Private health insurance	18,916	65.96%
Without health insurance coverage	2,523	8.80%

Housing

There are 14,375 housing units in Wythe County Public Schools area, Virginia with 11,983 units (83.36%) occupied. 9,343 houses (77.97%) are occupied by owner and 2,640 houses (22.03%) are rented. The average housing value is $128,400 and the average rental cost is $676. 212 houses (1.47%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,970 houses (20.66%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,375	-
Occupied	11,983	83.36%
Owner Occupied	9,343	77.97%
Renter Occupied	2,640	22.03%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	9,985	69.46%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	166	1.15%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,197	8.33%
Mobile Homes	3,027	21.06%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,375	-
Built 2014 or later	212	1.47%
Built 2010 - 2013	242	1.68%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,207	15.35%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,579	17.94%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,407	9.79%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,291	15.94%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,320	9.18%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,147	7.98%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,970	20.66%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,375	-
1 room	127	0.88%
2 rooms	158	1.10%
3 rooms	562	3.91%
4 rooms	1,968	13.69%
5 rooms	3,286	22.86%
6 rooms	3,279	22.81%
7 rooms	2,167	15.07%
8 rooms	1,402	9.75%
9 rooms or more	1,426	9.92%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,375	-
no bedroom	127	0.88%
1 bedroom	804	5.59%
2 bedrooms	3,633	25.27%
3 bedrooms	7,305	50.82%
4 bedrooms	2,189	15.23%
5 bedrooms or more	317	2.21%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,343	-
Less than $50,000	1,186	12.69%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,291	24.52%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,001	21.42%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,399	14.97%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,417	15.17%
$300,000 - $499,999	906	9.70%
$500,000 - $999,999	143	1.53%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$128,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,121	-
Less than $500	514	24.23%
$500 - $999	1,241	58.51%
$1,000 - $1,499	343	16.17%
$1,500 - $1,999	11	0.52%
$2,000 - $2,499	12	0.57%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$676	-

Demographic

A total of 28,844 people lives in Wythe County Public Schools area, Virginia with 14,090 male and 14,754 female. The males to female ratio is 48.85 to 51.15. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	28,844	-
Male	14,090	48.85%
Female	14,754	51.15%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	28,844	-
Under 5 years	1,357	4.70%
5 - 9 years	1,655	5.74%
10 - 14 years	1,631	5.65%
15 - 19 years	1,638	5.68%
20 - 24 years	1,388	4.81%
25 - 34 years	3,136	10.87%
35 - 44 years	3,507	12.16%
45 - 54 years	4,230	14.67%
55 - 59 years	2,181	7.56%
60 - 64 years	2,147	7.44%
65 - 74 years	3,469	12.03%
75 - 84 years	1,755	6.08%
85 years and older	750	2.60%
Median Age	45.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	28,844	-
One Race	28,444	98.61%
White	27,375	94.91%
Black or African American	837	2.90%
American Indian and Alaska Native	63	0.22%
Asian	129	0.45%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	40	0.14%

Two or more races	400	1.39%
White and Black or African American	289	1.00%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	110	0.38%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%