Abbs Valley vs Jewell Ridge

A side-by-side comparison of Abbs Valley and Jewell Ridge: population, income, housing, and more.

Abbs Valley and Jewell Ridge are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Abbs Valley has the higher population (129 vs 48 in Jewell Ridge). Since 2019, Abbs Valley's population has grown faster (-25.9% vs -62.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Abbs Valley	Jewell Ridge
Population	129	48
Median age	66.4 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$26,250
Median home value	$269,100	—
Housing units	147	52
Homeownership rate	90.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abbs Valley	Jewell Ridge
Population	174 → 129 (-25.9%)	129 → 48 (-62.8%)
Median household income	—	$21,488 → $26,250 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$59,200 → $269,100 (+354.6%)	$44,000 → $44,500 (+1.1%)

Abbs Valley

Population

174129

Median home value

$59,200$269,100

Jewell Ridge

Population

12948

Median household income

$21,488$26,250

Median home value

$44,000$44,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abbs Valley	Jewell Ridge
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	22.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	43.8%
45 to 54	17.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	25.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	45.0%	20.8%
75 and over	11.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abbs Valley	Jewell Ridge
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abbs Valley	Jewell Ridge
No high school diploma	14.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	26.4%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	58.9%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abbs Valley	Jewell Ridge
Drove alone	69.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	30.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abbs Valley	Jewell Ridge
1-unit, detached	94.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Abbs Valley	Jewell Ridge
Poverty rate	2.3%	0.0%
Average household size	1.61	2.18
Median year structure built	1958	1951