Big Stone Gap East vs The University of Virginia's College at Wise

A side-by-side comparison of Big Stone Gap East and The University of Virginia's College at Wise: population, income, housing, and more.

Big Stone Gap East and The University of Virginia's College at Wise are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

The University of Virginia's College at Wise has the higher population (538 vs 430 in Big Stone Gap East). Since 2019, The University of Virginia's College at Wise's population has grown faster (-21.3% vs -39.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Stone Gap East	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Population	430	538
Median age	55.6 yrs	20.2 yrs
Median home value	$168,100	—
Median gross rent	$859	—
Housing units	248	67
Homeownership rate	50.4%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	—
Unemployment rate	3.4%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Stone Gap East	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Population	709 → 430 (-39.4%)	684 → 538 (-21.3%)
Median household income	$33,090 → $32,554 (-1.6%)	—
Median home value	$114,900 → $168,100 (+46.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$707 → $859 (+21.5%)	$1,128 → $1,108 (-1.8%)

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

The University of Virginia's College at Wise

Population

684538

Median gross rent

$1,128$1,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Stone Gap East	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	100.0%
25 to 34	4.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	1.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	23.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	32.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	18.1%	0.0%
75 and over	4.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Stone Gap East	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	77.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Stone Gap East	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
No high school diploma	14.4%	—
High school graduate	34.0%	—
Some college or associate's	39.8%	—
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	—
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	—

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Stone Gap East	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Drove alone	79.5%	61.4%
Carpooled	20.5%	22.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Stone Gap East	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
1-unit, detached	82.3%	0.0%
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%	100.0%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Big Stone Gap East	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Poverty rate	30.2%	84.2%
Average household size	1.84	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	43	22
Median year structure built	1982	—