Big Stone Gap East vs East Stone Gap

A side-by-side comparison of Big Stone Gap East and East Stone Gap: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Stone Gap has the higher population (792 vs 430 in Big Stone Gap East). Big Stone Gap East has the higher median home value ($168,100 vs $113,800 in East Stone Gap). Since 2019, East Stone Gap's population has grown faster (-7.7% vs -39.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Stone Gap East	East Stone Gap
Population	430	792
Median age	55.6 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median home value	$168,100	$113,800
Median gross rent	$859	—
Housing units	248	275
Homeownership rate	50.4%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Stone Gap East	East Stone Gap
Population	709 → 430 (-39.4%)	858 → 792 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$33,090 → $32,554 (-1.6%)	—
Median home value	$114,900 → $168,100 (+46.3%)	$85,700 → $113,800 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $859 (+21.5%)	—

Big Stone Gap East

Population

709430

Median household income

$33,090$32,554

Median home value

$114,900$168,100

Median gross rent

$707$859

East Stone Gap

Population

858792

Median home value

$85,700$113,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Stone Gap East	East Stone Gap
Under 5	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	7.4%	2.7%
18 to 24	8.4%	25.9%
25 to 34	4.0%	7.7%
35 to 44	1.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	23.5%	23.9%
55 to 64	32.8%	18.6%
65 to 74	18.1%	17.7%
75 and over	4.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Stone Gap East	East Stone Gap
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
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%	3.8%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Stone Gap East	East Stone Gap
No high school diploma	14.4%	16.6%
High school graduate	34.0%	83.4%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Stone Gap East	East Stone Gap
Drove alone	79.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	20.5%	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	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Stone Gap East	East Stone Gap
1-unit, detached	82.3%	28.4%
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	17.7%	71.6%

Poverty & households

	Big Stone Gap East	East Stone Gap
Poverty rate	30.2%	0.0%
Average household size	1.84	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	43	—
Median year structure built	1982	1993