Scottsburg vs Virgilina

A side-by-side comparison of Scottsburg and Virgilina: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Virgilina has the higher population (130 vs 71 in Scottsburg). Scottsburg has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $98,800 in Virgilina). Since 2019, Virgilina's population has grown faster (+42.9% vs -62.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Scottsburg	Virgilina
Population	71	130
Median age	34.2 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$46,875
Median home value	$137,500	$98,800
Median gross rent	$925	—
Housing units	47	64
Homeownership rate	60.0%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scottsburg	Virgilina
Population	187 → 71 (-62.0%)	91 → 130 (+42.9%)
Median household income	$71,250 → $31,250 (-56.1%)	$55,000 → $46,875 (-14.8%)
Median home value	$75,800 → $137,500 (+81.4%)	$89,300 → $98,800 (+10.6%)
Median gross rent	$776 → $925 (+19.2%)	$775 → $775 (+0.0%)

Scottsburg

Population

18771

Median household income

$71,250$31,250

Median home value

$75,800$137,500

Median gross rent

$776$925

Virgilina

Population

91130

Median household income

$55,000$46,875

Median home value

$89,300$98,800

Median gross rent

$775$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Scottsburg	Virgilina
Under 5	0.0%	14.6%
5 to 17	26.8%	6.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	31.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	1.4%	13.1%
45 to 54	4.2%	10.0%
55 to 64	15.5%	19.2%
65 to 74	8.5%	12.3%
75 and over	12.7%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scottsburg	Virgilina
White (non-Hispanic)	62.0%	80.8%
Black or African American	9.9%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	4.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scottsburg	Virgilina
No high school diploma	30.8%	15.8%
High school graduate	19.2%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scottsburg	Virgilina
Drove alone	81.8%	82.7%
Carpooled	12.1%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scottsburg	Virgilina
1-unit, detached	83.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Scottsburg	Virgilina
Poverty rate	19.7%	30.8%
Average household size	2.03	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1960	1950