Tacoma vs The University of Virginia's College at Wise

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

Tacoma 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.

The University of Virginia's College at Wise has the higher population (538 vs 141 in Tacoma). Since 2019, The University of Virginia's College at Wise's population has grown faster (-21.3% vs -61.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Tacoma	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Population	141	538
Median age	47.1 yrs	20.2 yrs
Median household income	$46,313	—
Median home value	$109,500	—
Housing units	140	67
Homeownership rate	67.2%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	—
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tacoma	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Population	365 → 141 (-61.4%)	684 → 538 (-21.3%)
Median household income	$47,875 → $46,313 (-3.3%)	—
Median home value	$54,300 → $109,500 (+101.7%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$1,128 → $1,108 (-1.8%)

Tacoma

Population

365141

Median household income

$47,875$46,313

Median home value

$54,300$109,500

The University of Virginia's College at Wise

Population

684538

Median gross rent

$1,128$1,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Tacoma	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	26.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	100.0%
25 to 34	22.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	23.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	13.5%	0.0%
75 and over	0.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tacoma	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	77.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	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+

	Tacoma	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
No high school diploma	7.7%	—
High school graduate	0.0%	—
Some college or associate's	75.0%	—
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	—
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	—

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tacoma	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)

	Tacoma	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
1-unit, detached	55.7%	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	44.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Tacoma	The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Poverty rate	5.0%	84.2%
Average household size	2.31	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1981	—