Allison Gap vs Chilhowie

A side-by-side comparison of Allison Gap and Chilhowie: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chilhowie has the higher population (2,462 vs 544 in Allison Gap). Chilhowie has the higher median household income ($53,250 vs $24,052 in Allison Gap). Chilhowie has the higher median home value ($158,600 vs $69,600 in Allison Gap).

Population, income & housing

	Allison Gap	Chilhowie
Population	544	2,462
Median age	54.7 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$24,052	$53,250
Median home value	$69,600	$158,600
Median gross rent	—	$799
Housing units	302	951
Homeownership rate	87.5%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	20.2%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allison Gap	Chilhowie
Population	760 → 544 (-28.4%)	2,101 → 2,462 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$31,000 → $24,052 (-22.4%)	$46,964 → $53,250 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$55,600 → $69,600 (+25.2%)	$147,300 → $158,600 (+7.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$695 → $799 (+15.0%)

Allison Gap

Population

760544

Median household income

$31,000$24,052

Median home value

$55,600$69,600

Chilhowie

Population

2,1012,462

Median household income

$46,964$53,250

Median home value

$147,300$158,600

Median gross rent

$695$799

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allison Gap	Chilhowie
Under 5	5.5%	3.4%
5 to 17	13.2%	14.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.0%
25 to 34	18.0%	10.1%
35 to 44	3.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	14.4%
55 to 64	14.3%	15.4%
65 to 74	17.5%	12.6%
75 and over	15.8%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allison Gap	Chilhowie
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allison Gap	Chilhowie
No high school diploma	40.0%	11.8%
High school graduate	50.0%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	6.1%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allison Gap	Chilhowie
Drove alone	100.0%	79.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	15.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allison Gap	Chilhowie
1-unit, detached	92.7%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Allison Gap	Chilhowie
Poverty rate	39.5%	12.0%
Average household size	2.19	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	38	21
Median year structure built	1956	1972