Craig County, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 4,881
Median household income: $67,778
Median home value: $210,500

Home to 4,881 residents, Craig County is one of Virginia's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $67,778, its median household income sits below Virginia's $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Craig County's population declined 4.5% from 5,110 to 4,881, while its median household income rose 21.7% from $55,708 to $67,778.

84.2% of workers drive to work alone. 85.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,881
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $67,778
Median home value: $210,500
Median gross rent: $728
Housing units: 2,397
Homeownership rate: 83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1104,881

Median household income

$55,708$67,778

Median home value

$165,800$210,500

Median gross rent

$566$728

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,110	$55,708	$165,800	$566
2020	5,103	$57,792	$147,900	$611
2021	4,914	$60,283	$176,500	$630
2022	4,898	$66,286	$184,700	$687
2023	4,881	$67,778	$210,500	$728

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6418.9%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	359	7.4%
5 to 17	864	17.7%
18 to 24	238	4.9%
25 to 34	448	9.2%
35 to 44	452	9.3%
45 to 54	660	13.5%
55 to 64	921	18.9%
65 to 74	504	10.3%
75 and over	435	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,648	95.2%
Black or African American	3	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	77	1.6%
Two or more races	115	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate38.9%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	447	13.1%
High school graduate	1,329	38.9%
Some college or associate's	1,052	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	364	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	228	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,614	84.2%
Carpooled	138	7.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	159	8.3%
Other means	2	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	165	9.4%
15 to 29 min	494	28.1%
30 to 44 min	435	24.7%
45 to 59 min	554	31.5%
60+ min	110	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 14.0% (652 of 4,647)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,304	74.4%
Nonfamily households	448	25.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,752	73.1%
Vacant	645	26.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,455	83.0%
Renter-occupied	297	17.0%

1-unit, detached85.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other14.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,037	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	0.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	3	0.1%
Mobile home & other	353	14.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 51045
State: Virginia
Land area: 328 sq mi
Water area: 1.08 sq mi
Center point: 37.4736, -80.2311