Narrows vs Pearisburg

A side-by-side comparison of Narrows and Pearisburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Narrows and Pearisburg are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pearisburg has the higher population (2,864 vs 2,064 in Narrows). Pearisburg has the higher median household income ($72,924 vs $61,894 in Narrows). Pearisburg has the higher median home value ($160,200 vs $110,000 in Narrows).

Population, income & housing

	Narrows	Pearisburg
Population	2,064	2,864
Median age	39.4 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,894	$72,924
Median home value	$110,000	$160,200
Median gross rent	$869	$815
Housing units	1,003	1,418
Homeownership rate	78.4%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Narrows	Pearisburg
Population	1,993 → 2,064 (+3.6%)	2,652 → 2,864 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$50,655 → $61,894 (+22.2%)	$60,000 → $72,924 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$92,700 → $110,000 (+18.7%)	$119,700 → $160,200 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $869 (+18.7%)	$743 → $815 (+9.7%)

Narrows

Population

1,9932,064

Median household income

$50,655$61,894

Median home value

$92,700$110,000

Median gross rent

$732$869

Pearisburg

Population

2,6522,864

Median household income

$60,000$72,924

Median home value

$119,700$160,200

Median gross rent

$743$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Narrows	Pearisburg
Under 5	6.8%	1.7%
5 to 17	20.7%	14.8%
18 to 24	9.1%	5.8%
25 to 34	8.8%	15.5%
35 to 44	7.1%	9.5%
45 to 54	19.0%	15.0%
55 to 64	11.3%	13.8%
65 to 74	8.7%	13.7%
75 and over	8.4%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Narrows	Pearisburg
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	8.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Narrows	Pearisburg
No high school diploma	6.5%	4.0%
High school graduate	47.4%	49.9%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Narrows	Pearisburg
Drove alone	80.4%	88.8%
Carpooled	12.1%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	3.4%
Other means	1.1%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Narrows	Pearisburg
1-unit, detached	89.2%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.3%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	16.1%

Poverty & households

	Narrows	Pearisburg
Poverty rate	5.9%	11.2%
Average household size	2.63	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1948	1963