Pound vs The University of Virginia's College at Wise

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

Pound 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.

Pound has the higher population (839 vs 538 in The University of Virginia's College at Wise). Since 2019, Pound's population has grown faster (-4.4% vs -21.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Pound	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Population	839	538
Median age	47.5 yrs	20.2 yrs
Median household income	$28,277	—
Median home value	$97,300	—
Median gross rent	$619	—
Housing units	503	67
Homeownership rate	80.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	—
Unemployment rate	20.3%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pound	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Population	878 → 839 (-4.4%)	684 → 538 (-21.3%)
Median household income	$34,224 → $28,277 (-17.4%)	—
Median home value	$66,300 → $97,300 (+46.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$658 → $619 (-5.9%)	$1,128 → $1,108 (-1.8%)

Pound

Population

878839

Median household income

$34,224$28,277

Median home value

$66,300$97,300

Median gross rent

$658$619

The University of Virginia's College at Wise

Population

684538

Median gross rent

$1,128$1,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pound	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Under 5	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	100.0%
25 to 34	5.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	10.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	18.0%	0.0%
75 and over	10.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pound	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
White (non-Hispanic)	99.4%	77.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	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+

	Pound	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
No high school diploma	8.1%	—
High school graduate	40.1%	—
Some college or associate's	38.9%	—
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	—
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	—

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pound	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Drove alone	67.4%	61.4%
Carpooled	22.2%	22.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	6.1%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pound	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
1-unit, detached	66.2%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	100.0%
Mobile home & other	20.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pound	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Poverty rate	27.1%	84.2%
Average household size	2.05	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1961	—