East Stone Gap vs Riverview

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

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

East Stone Gap has the higher population (792 vs 652 in Riverview). East Stone Gap has the higher median home value ($113,800 vs $43,600 in Riverview). Since 2019, East Stone Gap's population has grown faster (-7.7% vs -8.3%).

Population, income & housing

	East Stone Gap	Riverview
Population	792	652
Median age	46.5 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$50,870
Median home value	$113,800	$43,600
Median gross rent	—	$719
Housing units	275	302
Homeownership rate	82.2%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Stone Gap	Riverview
Population	858 → 792 (-7.7%)	711 → 652 (-8.3%)
Median household income	—	$42,316 → $50,870 (+20.2%)
Median home value	$85,700 → $113,800 (+32.8%)	$106,300 → $43,600 (-59.0%)

East Stone Gap

Population

858792

Median home value

$85,700$113,800

Riverview

Population

711652

Median household income

$42,316$50,870

Median home value

$106,300$43,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Stone Gap	Riverview
Under 5	3.7%	5.4%
5 to 17	2.7%	11.2%
18 to 24	25.9%	17.6%
25 to 34	7.7%	6.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.3%
45 to 54	23.9%	5.8%
55 to 64	18.6%	12.7%
65 to 74	17.7%	18.6%
75 and over	0.0%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Stone Gap	Riverview
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	67.3%
Black or African American	1.0%	17.5%
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%	15.2%
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	Riverview
No high school diploma	16.6%	33.3%
High school graduate	83.4%	54.3%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	3.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Stone Gap	Riverview
Drove alone	100.0%	47.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	21.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	31.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Stone Gap	Riverview
1-unit, detached	28.4%	44.0%
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%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	71.6%	56.0%

Poverty & households

	East Stone Gap	Riverview
Poverty rate	0.0%	12.6%
Average household size	2.88	2.16
Median year structure built	1993	1995