Seven Mile Ford

Population: 528
Median household income: $27,716
Median home value: $152,700

Seven Mile Ford, a community in Smyth County, Virginia, has 528 residents. At $27,716, its median household income sits below Smyth County's $46,859.

Between 2019 and 2023, Seven Mile Ford's population declined 12.9% from 606 to 528, while its median home value rose 24.9% from $122,300 to $152,700.

0.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 47.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 528
Median age: 50.8 yrs
Median household income: $27,716
Median home value: $152,700
Median gross rent: $626
Housing units: 291
Homeownership rate: 47.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

606528

Median household income

$26,250$27,716

Median home value

$122,300$152,700

Median gross rent

$460$626

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	606	$26,250	$122,300	$460
2020	713	$31,111	—	$556
2021	649	$28,125	$134,900	$579
2022	697	$28,365	$169,900	$613
2023	528	$27,716	$152,700	$626

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5420.8%

55 to 6420.5%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over14.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	87	16.5%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	60	11.4%
35 to 44	43	8.1%
45 to 54	110	20.8%
55 to 64	108	20.5%
65 to 74	42	8.0%
75 and over	78	14.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	513	97.2%
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	15	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate56.5%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	52	11.8%
High school graduate	249	56.5%
Some college or associate's	136	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone68.4%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	108	68.4%
Carpooled	15	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	35	22.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	74	60.2%
15 to 29 min	43	35.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	6	4.9%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.81
Poverty rate: 22.7% (120 of 528)

	Count	Share
Family households	108	37.1%
Nonfamily households	183	62.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	291	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	139	47.8%
Renter-occupied	152	52.2%

1-unit, detached48.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units17.5%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units11.3%

Mobile home & other17.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	142	48.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	51	17.5%
5 to 19 units	15	5.2%
20 or more units	33	11.3%
Mobile home & other	50	17.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5171264
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.27 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 36.8156, -81.6322