Big Stone Gap East vs Riverview

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

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

Riverview has the higher population (652 vs 430 in Big Stone Gap East). Big Stone Gap East has the higher median home value ($168,100 vs $43,600 in Riverview). Since 2019, Riverview's population has grown faster (-8.3% vs -39.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Stone Gap East	Riverview
Population	430	652
Median age	55.6 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$50,870
Median home value	$168,100	$43,600
Median gross rent	$859	$719
Housing units	248	302
Homeownership rate	50.4%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Stone Gap East	Riverview
Population	709 → 430 (-39.4%)	711 → 652 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$33,090 → $32,554 (-1.6%)	$42,316 → $50,870 (+20.2%)
Median home value	$114,900 → $168,100 (+46.3%)	$106,300 → $43,600 (-59.0%)
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

Riverview

Population

711652

Median household income

$42,316$50,870

Median home value

$106,300$43,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Stone Gap East	Riverview
Under 5	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	7.4%	11.2%
18 to 24	8.4%	17.6%
25 to 34	4.0%	6.7%
35 to 44	1.6%	10.3%
45 to 54	23.5%	5.8%
55 to 64	32.8%	12.7%
65 to 74	18.1%	18.6%
75 and over	4.2%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Stone Gap East	Riverview
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	67.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	17.5%
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%	15.2%
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	Riverview
No high school diploma	14.4%	33.3%
High school graduate	34.0%	54.3%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	3.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Stone Gap East	Riverview
Drove alone	79.5%	47.3%
Carpooled	20.5%	21.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	31.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Stone Gap East	Riverview
1-unit, detached	82.3%	44.0%
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	17.7%	56.0%

Poverty & households

	Big Stone Gap East	Riverview
Poverty rate	30.2%	12.6%
Average household size	1.84	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	43	—
Median year structure built	1982	1995