Allison Gap

Population: 544
Median household income: $24,052
Median home value: $69,600

Allison Gap, a community in Smyth County, Virginia, has 544 residents. Its median household income of $24,052 runs below the Smyth County figure of $46,859.

From 2020 to 2023, Allison Gap's population declined 28.4% from 760 to 544, while its median home value rose 25.2% from $55,600 to $69,600.

3.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 87.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 544
Median age: 54.7 yrs
Median household income: $24,052
Median home value: $69,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 302
Homeownership rate: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
Unemployment rate: 20.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

760544

Median household income

$31,000$24,052

Median home value

$55,600$69,600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	760	—	$55,600	—
2021	647	$31,000	$56,200	—
2022	647	$34,000	$66,800	$631
2023	544	$24,052	$69,600	—

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3418.0%

35 to 443.3%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7417.5%

75 and over15.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	5.5%
5 to 17	72	13.2%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	98	18.0%
35 to 44	18	3.3%
45 to 54	67	12.3%
55 to 64	78	14.3%
65 to 74	95	17.5%
75 and over	86	15.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	544	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma40.0%

High school graduate50.0%

Some college or associate's6.1%

Bachelor's degree3.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	177	40.0%
High school graduate	221	50.0%
Some college or associate's	27	6.1%
Bachelor's degree	17	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	95	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16	16.8%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	51	53.7%
45 to 59 min	10	10.5%
60+ min	18	18.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 39.5% (215 of 544)

	Count	Share
Family households	125	50.4%
Nonfamily households	123	49.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	248	82.1%
Vacant	54	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	217	87.5%
Renter-occupied	31	12.5%

1-unit, detached92.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	280	92.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22	7.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5101240
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.8998, -81.7869