Pocahontas

Population: 219
Median household income: $41,250

Pocahontas, a community in Tazewell County, Virginia, has 219 residents. Its median household income of $41,250 runs below the Tazewell County figure of $45,788.

From 2019 to 2023, Pocahontas's population declined 25.3% from 293 to 219.

The median resident is 42.8 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 24.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 219
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $41,250
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $725
Housing units: 187
Homeownership rate: 54.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

293219

Median household income

$30,000$41,250

Median home value

$56,700$76,700

Median gross rent

$246$725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	293	$30,000	$56,700	—
2020	242	$24,318	$63,300	$246
2021	194	$26,875	$64,000	$263
2022	163	$39,306	$76,700	—
2023	219	$41,250	—	$725

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

Age distribution

Under 510.0%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5424.2%

55 to 645.9%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	10.0%
5 to 17	24	11.0%
18 to 24	18	8.2%
25 to 34	30	13.7%
35 to 44	22	10.0%
45 to 54	53	24.2%
55 to 64	13	5.9%
65 to 74	14	6.4%
75 and over	23	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	215	98.2%
Black or African American	1	0.5%
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	3	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.8%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	16.8%
High school graduate	55	35.5%
Some college or associate's	54	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	19	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	54	77.1%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	22.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8	14.8%
15 to 29 min	40	74.1%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	4	7.4%
60+ min	2	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 20.1% (44 of 219)

	Count	Share
Family households	40	42.1%
Nonfamily households	55	57.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	95	50.8%
Vacant	92	49.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	52	54.7%
Renter-occupied	43	45.3%

1-unit, detached71.1%

1-unit, attached10.2%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units9.6%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	133	71.1%
1-unit, attached	19	10.2%
2 to 4 units	10	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	18	9.6%
Mobile home & other	7	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5163288
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.3097, -81.3458