Dunbar vs The University of Virginia's College at Wise

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

Dunbar 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 51 in Dunbar). Since 2019, The University of Virginia's College at Wise's population has grown faster (-21.3% vs -46.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Dunbar	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Population	51	538
Median age	73.6 yrs	20.2 yrs
Median household income	$14,420	—
Housing units	43	67
Homeownership rate	34.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	—
Unemployment rate	—	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunbar	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Population	96 → 51 (-46.9%)	684 → 538 (-21.3%)
Median household income	$14,856 → $14,420 (-2.9%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$1,128 → $1,108 (-1.8%)

Dunbar

Population

9651

Median household income

$14,856$14,420

The University of Virginia's College at Wise

Population

684538

Median gross rent

$1,128$1,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunbar	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	100.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	84.3%	0.0%
75 and over	15.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunbar	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunbar	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
No high school diploma	15.7%	—
High school graduate	29.4%	—
Some college or associate's	54.9%	—
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	—
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	—

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunbar	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Drove alone	—	61.4%
Carpooled	—	22.4%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	10.1%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	6.1%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunbar	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
1-unit, detached	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dunbar	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Poverty rate	84.3%	84.2%
Average household size	1.19	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1938	—