East Stone Gap vs Wise

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

East Stone Gap 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 792 in East Stone Gap). Wise has the higher median home value ($118,100 vs $113,800 in East Stone Gap). Since 2019, Wise's population has grown faster (-2.2% vs -7.7%).

Population, income & housing

	East Stone Gap	Wise
Population	792	2,940
Median age	46.5 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$44,234
Median home value	$113,800	$118,100
Median gross rent	—	$782
Housing units	275	1,478
Homeownership rate	82.2%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Stone Gap	Wise
Population	858 → 792 (-7.7%)	3,007 → 2,940 (-2.2%)
Median household income	—	$49,470 → $44,234 (-10.6%)
Median home value	$85,700 → $113,800 (+32.8%)	$136,000 → $118,100 (-13.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$646 → $782 (+21.1%)

East Stone Gap

Population

858792

Median home value

$85,700$113,800

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)

	East Stone Gap	Wise
Under 5	3.7%	8.5%
5 to 17	2.7%	15.4%
18 to 24	25.9%	10.7%
25 to 34	7.7%	17.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.1%
45 to 54	23.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	18.6%	12.4%
65 to 74	17.7%	12.7%
75 and over	0.0%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Stone Gap	Wise
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	94.7%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Stone Gap	Wise
No high school diploma	16.6%	19.2%
High school graduate	83.4%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Stone Gap	Wise
Drove alone	100.0%	63.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	17.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Stone Gap	Wise
1-unit, detached	28.4%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	71.6%	24.1%

Poverty & households

	East Stone Gap	Wise
Poverty rate	0.0%	21.3%
Average household size	2.88	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1993	1979