Coeburn vs Wise

A side-by-side comparison of Coeburn and Wise: population, income, housing, and more.

Coeburn and Wise are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wise has the higher population (2,940 vs 1,606 in Coeburn). Coeburn has the higher median household income ($53,750 vs $44,234 in Wise). Wise has the higher median home value ($118,100 vs $107,800 in Coeburn).

Population, income & housing

	Coeburn	Wise
Population	1,606	2,940
Median age	45.8 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$44,234
Median home value	$107,800	$118,100
Median gross rent	$638	$782
Housing units	864	1,478
Homeownership rate	70.6%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	12.3%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coeburn	Wise
Population	1,567 → 1,606 (+2.5%)	3,007 → 2,940 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$23,816 → $53,750 (+125.7%)	$49,470 → $44,234 (-10.6%)
Median home value	$61,700 → $107,800 (+74.7%)	$136,000 → $118,100 (-13.2%)
Median gross rent	$582 → $638 (+9.6%)	$646 → $782 (+21.1%)

Coeburn

Population

1,5671,606

Median household income

$23,816$53,750

Median home value

$61,700$107,800

Median gross rent

$582$638

Wise

Population

3,0072,940

Median household income

$49,470$44,234

Median home value

$136,000$118,100

Median gross rent

$646$782

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coeburn	Wise
Under 5	3.9%	8.5%
5 to 17	11.3%	15.4%
18 to 24	8.8%	10.7%
25 to 34	10.6%	17.4%
35 to 44	12.7%	8.1%
45 to 54	20.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.2%	12.4%
65 to 74	9.8%	12.7%
75 and over	7.8%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coeburn	Wise
White (non-Hispanic)	96.7%	94.7%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coeburn	Wise
No high school diploma	18.2%	19.2%
High school graduate	38.2%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coeburn	Wise
Drove alone	88.7%	63.7%
Carpooled	3.8%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.5%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	17.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coeburn	Wise
1-unit, detached	62.5%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	29.9%	24.1%

Poverty & households

	Coeburn	Wise
Poverty rate	18.4%	21.3%
Average household size	2.17	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1976	1979