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Virginia · Census place 07480

Big Stone Gap town, VA

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Big Stone Gap town has 5,193 residents, ranking #197 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $51,059, the median home is worth $169,900 and median gross rent runs $823 a month.

Population
5,193Big Stone Gap town residents
Median household income
$51,059Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$169,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$823Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
41.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
62%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Big Stone Gap town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Big Stone Gap town median would spend about 19.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.3% of residents and 62% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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