Honaker

Population: 1,218
Median household income: $44,107
Median home value: $91,700

Honaker, a community in Russell County, Virginia, has 1,218 residents. At $44,107, its median household income sits below Russell County's $49,020.

From 2019 to 2023, Honaker's population declined 1.1% from 1,232 to 1,218, while its median home value rose 27.5% from $71,900 to $91,700.

Owners occupy 67.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,218
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $44,107
Median home value: $91,700
Median gross rent: $628
Housing units: 540
Homeownership rate: 67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2321,218

Median household income

$22,500$44,107

Median home value

$71,900$91,700

Median gross rent

$553$628

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,232	$22,500	$71,900	$553
2020	1,423	$23,375	$68,900	$508
2021	1,207	$30,313	$75,700	$581
2022	1,213	$45,491	$99,200	$613
2023	1,218	$44,107	$91,700	$628

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4419.1%

45 to 545.3%

55 to 647.8%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45	3.7%
5 to 17	254	20.9%
18 to 24	67	5.5%
25 to 34	162	13.3%
35 to 44	233	19.1%
45 to 54	65	5.3%
55 to 64	95	7.8%
65 to 74	168	13.8%
75 and over	129	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,160	95.2%
Black or African American	2	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	1.5%
Two or more races	14	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.5%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree5.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	183	21.5%
High school graduate	324	38.0%
Some college or associate's	297	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	45	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	316	81.7%
Carpooled	48	12.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	4.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	37	10.1%
15 to 29 min	131	35.6%
30 to 44 min	87	23.6%
45 to 59 min	37	10.1%
60+ min	76	20.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 22.7% (273 of 1,203)

	Count	Share
Family households	278	55.5%
Nonfamily households	223	44.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	501	92.8%
Vacant	39	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	339	67.7%
Renter-occupied	162	32.3%

1-unit, detached66.9%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other21.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	361	66.9%
1-unit, attached	3	0.6%
2 to 4 units	26	4.8%
5 to 19 units	31	5.7%
20 or more units	3	0.6%
Mobile home & other	116	21.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5138280
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.68 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.0156, -81.9685