Pennington Gap

Population: 2,020
Median household income: $22,857
Median home value: $86,900

Pennington Gap, a community in Lee County, Virginia, has 2,020 residents. The median household income of $22,857 is below the Lee County median ($42,269).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pennington Gap's population declined 7.3% from 2,179 to 2,020, while its median home value rose 5.2% from $82,600 to $86,900.

Households average 2.68 people. The median gross rent is $790.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,020
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: $22,857
Median home value: $86,900
Median gross rent: $790
Housing units: 909
Homeownership rate: 40.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Unemployment rate: 21.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1792,020

Median household income

$19,452$22,857

Median home value

$82,600$86,900

Median gross rent

$547$790

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,179	$19,452	$82,600	$547
2020	2,310	$22,370	$83,600	$556
2021	2,079	$20,814	$87,500	$602
2022	2,254	$24,222	$90,700	$684
2023	2,020	$22,857	$86,900	$790

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1724.0%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	174	8.6%
5 to 17	485	24.0%
18 to 24	213	10.5%
25 to 34	225	11.1%
35 to 44	182	9.0%
45 to 54	220	10.9%
55 to 64	163	8.1%
65 to 74	148	7.3%
75 and over	210	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,912	94.7%
Black or African American	35	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.9%
Two or more races	52	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.0%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	310	27.0%
High school graduate	370	32.2%
Some college or associate's	353	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	80	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	35	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	317	80.7%
Carpooled	39	9.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	7.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	169	46.4%
15 to 29 min	58	15.9%
30 to 44 min	57	15.7%
45 to 59 min	36	9.9%
60+ min	44	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 59.5% (1,129 of 1,897)

	Count	Share
Family households	428	60.5%
Nonfamily households	280	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	708	77.9%
Vacant	201	22.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	285	40.3%
Renter-occupied	423	59.7%

1-unit, detached76.6%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	696	76.6%
1-unit, attached	4	0.4%
2 to 4 units	72	7.9%
5 to 19 units	36	4.0%
20 or more units	32	3.5%
Mobile home & other	69	7.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5161560
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 36.7577, -83.0353