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Craig County, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Craig County, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Craig County is a small rural Virginia county of 4,881 residents with a median age of 46.3 years, a labor force participation rate of 53.2%, and only 17.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. The local economy produces a GDP per capita of $21,579 against median worker earnings of $49,525, with unemployment at a low 2.3%. Housing costs are modest — median home value of $210,500 and median gross rent of $728/month — though the county has shed 4.5% of its population over the past five years, and a mean commute of 36.1 minutes suggests many workers travel outside the county for employment.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

4,881

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,057

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.5% since 2018

Craig County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,652 (95.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races104 (2.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone96 (2.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone3 (0.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1 (0.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic30
  2. 2.Spanish15

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

177

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$21,579

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$34,122

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance447
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)415
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services261
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services136
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)116

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations799
  2. 2.Service Occupations348
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations343
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations254
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations239

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.99×)389
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.15×)151
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.12×)104
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.98×)452
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.95×)129

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$210,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$728/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $175,000 to $199,999228 (15.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999224 (15.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999173 (11.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999149 (10.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999124 (8.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999114 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$49,525

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

36.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,374 (70.8%)
  • Worked At Home327 (16.9%)
  • Carpooled238 (12.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.