Allison Gap vs Saltville

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

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

Saltville has the higher population (2,056 vs 544 in Allison Gap). Saltville has the higher median household income ($46,098 vs $24,052 in Allison Gap). Saltville has the higher median home value ($92,000 vs $69,600 in Allison Gap).

Population, income & housing

	Allison Gap	Saltville
Population	544	2,056
Median age	54.7 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$24,052	$46,098
Median home value	$69,600	$92,000
Median gross rent	—	$579
Housing units	302	1,041
Homeownership rate	87.5%	60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	20.2%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allison Gap	Saltville
Population	760 → 544 (-28.4%)	2,411 → 2,056 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$31,000 → $24,052 (-22.4%)	$33,125 → $46,098 (+39.2%)
Median home value	$55,600 → $69,600 (+25.2%)	$81,800 → $92,000 (+12.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$506 → $579 (+14.4%)

Allison Gap

Population

760544

Median household income

$31,000$24,052

Median home value

$55,600$69,600

Saltville

Population

2,4112,056

Median household income

$33,125$46,098

Median home value

$81,800$92,000

Median gross rent

$506$579

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allison Gap	Saltville
Under 5	5.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	13.2%	12.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	18.0%	9.5%
35 to 44	3.3%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	16.6%
55 to 64	14.3%	16.0%
65 to 74	17.5%	9.8%
75 and over	15.8%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allison Gap	Saltville
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	99.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allison Gap	Saltville
No high school diploma	40.0%	18.6%
High school graduate	50.0%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	6.1%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allison Gap	Saltville
Drove alone	100.0%	91.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allison Gap	Saltville
1-unit, detached	92.7%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Allison Gap	Saltville
Poverty rate	39.5%	23.6%
Average household size	2.19	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	38	23
Median year structure built	1956	1959