Raven

Population: 1,826
Median household income: $36,063
Median home value: $87,900

Located in Tazewell County, Virginia, Raven is a community with a population of 1,826. At $36,063, its median household income sits below Tazewell County's $45,788.

Between 2019 and 2023, Raven's population declined 10.8% from 2,046 to 1,826, while its median home value rose 36.1% from $64,600 to $87,900.

The median resident is 46.7 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 22.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,826
Median age: 46.7 yrs
Median household income: $36,063
Median home value: $87,900
Median gross rent: $700
Housing units: 986
Homeownership rate: 63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 11.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0461,826

Median household income

$26,584$36,063

Median home value

$64,600$87,900

Median gross rent

$575$700

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,046	$26,584	$64,600	$575
2020	2,305	$30,967	$67,000	$615
2021	2,133	$30,000	$85,900	$602
2022	2,065	$36,613	$105,100	$671
2023	1,826	$36,063	$87,900	$700

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 444.1%

45 to 5422.6%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 7418.4%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	85	4.7%
5 to 17	353	19.3%
18 to 24	165	9.0%
25 to 34	159	8.7%
35 to 44	75	4.1%
45 to 54	413	22.6%
55 to 64	161	8.8%
65 to 74	336	18.4%
75 and over	79	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,780	97.5%
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	46	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.8%

High school graduate42.8%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	181	14.8%
High school graduate	524	42.8%
Some college or associate's	307	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	136	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	75	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone68.3%

Carpooled17.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	380	68.3%
Carpooled	99	17.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	55	9.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	2.3%
Other means	9	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	182	33.5%
15 to 29 min	99	18.2%
30 to 44 min	125	23.0%
45 to 59 min	132	24.3%
60+ min	5	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 31.7% (579 of 1,826)

	Count	Share
Family households	475	67.3%
Nonfamily households	231	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	706	71.6%
Vacant	280	28.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	445	63.0%
Renter-occupied	261	37.0%

1-unit, detached56.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other38.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	555	56.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	47	4.8%
20 or more units	9	0.9%
Mobile home & other	375	38.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5165744
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.0938, -81.8600