What is the population of Linville CDP?

Linville CDP has 231 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #572 of 688 in Virginia.

What is the median household income in Linville CDP?

Median household income in Linville CDP is $55,078 a year, 29.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Linville CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,055 a month and the median home value is $313,300, so rent absorbs about 23% of median household income.

Is Linville CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Linville CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Linville, VA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Linville, Virginia (Linville, VA — Census place “Linville CDP”) is 231 residents, ranking #572 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $55,078, the median home is worth $313,300 and median gross rent runs $1,055 a month. Looking for the Linville Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Linville, VA: 22802.

Population: 231Linville CDP residents
Median household income: $55,078Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $313,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,055Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 43.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 66.7%Owner-occupied households

Linville ZIP codes (Virginia)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Linville.

The Linville VA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

22802

What the numbers mean in Linville CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Linville CDP median would spend about 23% 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 5.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1.3% of residents and 66.7% of households own their home.

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

Linville CDP, VA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Linville CDP is a very small community in Virginia, with 231 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #572 of 688 ranked by population — larger than 16% of them. The median age here is 43.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Linville CDP earn a median of $55,078 a year, 29.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 34% below the $82,986 median for the 383 Virginia cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 1.3% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Linville CDP is valued at $313,300, 3.3% above the national figure and 8% above the $291,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,055 a month, 25% below the national figure, or roughly $12,660 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 66.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

With 231 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Linville CDP against its county rather than against national figures.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Linville CDP?: Linville CDP has 231 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #572 of 688 in Virginia.
What is the median household income in Linville CDP?: Median household income in Linville CDP is $55,078 a year, 29.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Linville CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,055 a month and the median home value is $313,300, so rent absorbs about 23% of median household income.
Is Linville CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Linville CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Linville CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.