Pounding Mill

Population: 235
Median home value: $96,400

Pounding Mill is a community in Tazewell County, Virginia, home to 235 residents. Its median home value of $96,400 runs below the Tazewell County figure of $116,100.

Between 2020 and 2023, Pounding Mill's population declined 41.1% from 399 to 235, while its median home value fell 8.9% from $105,800 to $96,400.

Households average 1.91 people. 6.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 235
Median age: 65.0 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $96,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 146
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
Unemployment rate: 15.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

399235

Median household income

$60,417$31,471

Median home value

$105,800$96,400

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	399	$60,417	$105,800
2021	398	$31,471	$88,200
2022	314	—	$87,800
2023	235	—	$96,400

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 546.0%

55 to 6425.1%

65 to 7420.9%

75 and over29.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	25	10.6%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	19	8.1%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	14	6.0%
55 to 64	59	25.1%
65 to 74	49	20.9%
75 and over	69	29.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	216	91.9%
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)	19	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.5%

High school graduate17.6%

Some college or associate's56.7%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	41	19.5%
High school graduate	37	17.6%
Some college or associate's	119	56.7%
Bachelor's degree	13	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 49 min

Drove alone86.4%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	89	86.4%
Carpooled	14	13.6%
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	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	50	48.5%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	9	8.7%
60+ min	44	42.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.91
Poverty rate: 12.3% (29 of 235)

	Count	Share
Family households	79	64.2%
Nonfamily households	44	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	123	84.2%
Vacant	23	15.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	123	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached84.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	124	84.9%
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	15.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5164288
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.43 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 37.0786, -81.7122