East Stone Gap vs Pound

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

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

Pound has the higher population (839 vs 792 in East Stone Gap). East Stone Gap has the higher median home value ($113,800 vs $97,300 in Pound). Since 2019, Pound's population has grown faster (-4.4% vs -7.7%).

Population, income & housing

	East Stone Gap	Pound
Population	792	839
Median age	46.5 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$28,277
Median home value	$113,800	$97,300
Median gross rent	—	$619
Housing units	275	503
Homeownership rate	82.2%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	20.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Stone Gap	Pound
Population	858 → 792 (-7.7%)	878 → 839 (-4.4%)
Median household income	—	$34,224 → $28,277 (-17.4%)
Median home value	$85,700 → $113,800 (+32.8%)	$66,300 → $97,300 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$658 → $619 (-5.9%)

East Stone Gap

Population

858792

Median home value

$85,700$113,800

Pound

Population

878839

Median household income

$34,224$28,277

Median home value

$66,300$97,300

Median gross rent

$658$619

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Stone Gap	Pound
Under 5	3.7%	3.5%
5 to 17	2.7%	19.7%
18 to 24	25.9%	7.4%
25 to 34	7.7%	5.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.3%
45 to 54	23.9%	14.7%
55 to 64	18.6%	10.7%
65 to 74	17.7%	18.0%
75 and over	0.0%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Stone Gap	Pound
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	99.4%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Stone Gap	Pound
No high school diploma	16.6%	8.1%
High school graduate	83.4%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Stone Gap	Pound
Drove alone	100.0%	67.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	22.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Stone Gap	Pound
1-unit, detached	28.4%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	71.6%	20.3%

Poverty & households

	East Stone Gap	Pound
Poverty rate	0.0%	27.1%
Average household size	2.88	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1993	1961