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Tazewell County, VA

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

AI Overview

Tazewell County's economy reflects a working-class, goods-producing base typical of rural Appalachian Virginia, with a labor force participation rate of just 44.8% across a population of 39,933 that has contracted 5.1% over five years. The workforce skews older—median age 45.0—with 16.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $36,920 against a poverty rate of 19.3%. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $116,100 and median gross rent of $738/month, and a 74.4% homeownership rate, though the combination of population decline and low labor participation signals ongoing structural labor constraints.

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

Population

39,933

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$47,313

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone36,879 (93.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,268 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races809 (2.0%)
  • Asian Alone244 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone203 (0.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race201 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish356
  2. 2.Other Indo-European160
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic91
  4. 4.Arabic61
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic38

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,153

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,073

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,604

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,493
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,021
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,807
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,029
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services970

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,299
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,311
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,610
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,431
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,422

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.41×)539
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.33×)1,851
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.28×)848
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.26×)1,926
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.23×)398

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$116,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$738/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,580 (13.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,198 (9.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999959 (7.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999939 (7.7%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999897 (7.4%)
  • Less Than $10,000812 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

44.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,920

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,371 (81.4%)
  • Carpooled1,108 (7.9%)
  • Worked At Home975 (7.0%)
  • Other364 (2.6%)
  • Walked150 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit2 (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.