Big Stone Gap East vs Stonega

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

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

Big Stone Gap East has the higher population (430 vs 154 in Stonega). Big Stone Gap East has the higher median home value ($168,100 vs $54,500 in Stonega). Since 2019, Stonega's population has grown faster (-25.2% vs -39.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Stone Gap East	Stonega
Population	430	154
Median age	55.6 yrs	79.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$39,808
Median home value	$168,100	$54,500
Median gross rent	$859	—
Housing units	248	97
Homeownership rate	50.4%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Stone Gap East	Stonega
Population	709 → 430 (-39.4%)	206 → 154 (-25.2%)
Median household income	$33,090 → $32,554 (-1.6%)	$30,451 → $39,808 (+30.7%)
Median home value	$114,900 → $168,100 (+46.3%)	$54,200 → $54,500 (+0.6%)
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

Stonega

Population

206154

Median household income

$30,451$39,808

Median home value

$54,200$54,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Stone Gap East	Stonega
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	1.6%	5.8%
45 to 54	23.5%	7.8%
55 to 64	32.8%	12.3%
65 to 74	18.1%	4.5%
75 and over	4.2%	69.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Stone Gap East	Stonega
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	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	3.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Stone Gap East	Stonega
No high school diploma	14.4%	52.6%
High school graduate	34.0%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	11.7%
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	Stonega
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	Stonega
1-unit, detached	82.3%	53.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.2%
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%	40.2%

Poverty & households

	Big Stone Gap East	Stonega
Poverty rate	30.2%	0.0%
Average household size	1.84	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	43	—
Median year structure built	1982	1959