Belview vs Elliston

A side-by-side comparison of Belview and Elliston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elliston has the higher population (1,041 vs 920 in Belview). Elliston has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $139,100 in Belview). Since 2019, Elliston's population has grown faster (-1.8% vs -14.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Belview	Elliston
Population	920	1,041
Median age	28.6 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$45,000	—
Median home value	$139,100	$162,500
Median gross rent	$1,039	$913
Housing units	352	503
Homeownership rate	39.5%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.4%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belview	Elliston
Population	1,072 → 920 (-14.2%)	1,060 → 1,041 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$56,737 → $45,000 (-20.7%)	$58,374 → $33,870 (-42.0%)
Median home value	$156,300 → $139,100 (-11.0%)	$130,100 → $162,500 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$734 → $1,039 (+41.6%)	$699 → $913 (+30.6%)

Belview

Population

1,072920

Median household income

$56,737$45,000

Median home value

$156,300$139,100

Median gross rent

$734$1,039

Elliston

Population

1,0601,041

Median household income

$58,374$33,870

Median home value

$130,100$162,500

Median gross rent

$699$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belview	Elliston
Under 5	3.6%	9.8%
5 to 17	25.4%	14.9%
18 to 24	13.8%	9.1%
25 to 34	15.8%	4.2%
35 to 44	18.4%	17.6%
45 to 54	5.1%	17.4%
55 to 64	7.7%	16.2%
65 to 74	9.5%	9.5%
75 and over	0.8%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belview	Elliston
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	55.4%
Black or African American	20.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	44.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belview	Elliston
No high school diploma	21.9%	1.5%
High school graduate	29.8%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belview	Elliston
Drove alone	69.1%	95.5%
Carpooled	27.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belview	Elliston
1-unit, detached	28.7%	36.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	23.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47.7%	48.7%

Poverty & households

	Belview	Elliston
Poverty rate	32.6%	42.3%
Average household size	2.61	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	2002	1985