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

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

East Stone Gap 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.

East Stone Gap has the higher population (792 vs 538 in The University of Virginia's College at Wise). Since 2019, East Stone Gap's population has grown faster (-7.7% vs -21.3%).

Population, income & housing

	East Stone Gap	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Population	792	538
Median age	46.5 yrs	20.2 yrs
Median home value	$113,800	—
Housing units	275	67
Homeownership rate	82.2%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	—
Unemployment rate	9.5%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Stone Gap	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Population	858 → 792 (-7.7%)	684 → 538 (-21.3%)
Median home value	$85,700 → $113,800 (+32.8%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$1,128 → $1,108 (-1.8%)

East Stone Gap

Population

858792

Median home value

$85,700$113,800

The University of Virginia's College at Wise

Population

684538

Median gross rent

$1,128$1,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Stone Gap	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Under 5	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	2.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	25.9%	100.0%
25 to 34	7.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	23.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	18.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	17.7%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Stone Gap	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	77.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	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	3.8%	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+

	East Stone Gap	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
No high school diploma	16.6%	—
High school graduate	83.4%	—
Some college or associate's	0.0%	—
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	—
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	—

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Stone Gap	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Drove alone	100.0%	61.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	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)

	East Stone Gap	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
1-unit, detached	28.4%	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	71.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Stone Gap	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Poverty rate	0.0%	84.2%
Average household size	2.88	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1993	—