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Craig County, VA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Roanoke, VA
Designated Market Area: Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV
USDA County Type (2015): Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 4,847   ( 343 from 2010 , 48 from 2020)
Land area: 328.1 square miles
Population density: 14.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:4,646 95.85% 9.0%
Black:250.52% 400.0%
Indian:160.33% 166.7%
Asian:240.50% 200.0%
2+ races:511.05% 64.5%
Hispanic:851.75% 136.1%
Total non-White:2014.15% 131.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:95 9.7
Deaths:16917.3
Net Migration: 262.7
Net Immigration: 00.0
Change in White population:-457 -8.8
Change in Non-White pop.:114 2.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
5,190
5,10398.32%
50.10%
60.12%
80.15%
310.60%
360.69%
871.68%

2000
5,091
5,02398.66%
90.18%
100.20%
80.16%
180.35%
170.33%
681.34%

1990
4,372
4,33099.04%
00.00%
230.53%
120.27%
n/a
70.16%
420.96%

1980
3,948
3,87498.13%
00.00%
00.00%
00.00%
n/a
741.87%
741.87%

1970
3,524
3,48598.89%
350.99%
20.06%
20.06%
n/a
00.00%
39 1.11%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
439 8.6
4558.9
-77-1.5
60.1
80 1.6
19 0.4
1990's
NumberRate
491 11.2
44710.2
56012.8
20.0
693 15.9
26 0.6
1980's
NumberRate
469 11.9
431 10.9
408 10.3
n/a
456 11.6
-32 -0.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
293 8.3
n/a
389 11.0
35 1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Craig County, VA

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
46.1
1,231 25.4%
3,616 74.6%
941 19.4%
1,810
2.70
1,376 76.0%
1,194 86.8%
81 5.9%
434 24.0%

2010
NumberPercent
44.8
1,111 21.4%
4,079 78.6%
886 17.1%
2,183
2.37
1,504 68.9%
1,222 81.2%
88 5.9%
679 31.1%

2000
NumberPercent
39.5
1,203 23.6%
3,888 76.4%
696 13.7%
2,063
2.45
1,510 73.2%
1,245 82.5%
80 5.3%
553 26.8%

1990
NumberPercent
36.5
1,014 23.2%
3,358 76.8%
614 14.0%
1,682
2.58
1,315 78.2%
1,170 89.0%
34 2.6%
367 21.8%

1980
NumberPercent
33.1
1,045 26.5%
2,903 73.5%
509 12.9%
1,463
2.70
1,149 78.5%
985 85.7%
39 3.4%
314 21.5%

2022 Housing Data for Craig County, VA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units2,466 
Median Value$184,700 
Occupied1,81073.4%
Vacant65626.6%
Owned1,46580.9%
Rented34519.1%
Median Rent$687 
Single-Family Units1,93578.5%
    Detached1,93578.5%
    Attached00.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units90.4%
Mobile Homes46218.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Craig County, VA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,000864.8%
$10,000 to $14,99970.4%
$15,000 to $19,999281.5%
$20,000 to $24,99919710.9%
$25,000 to $29,999502.8%
$30,000 to $34,999291.6%
$35,000 to $39,999734.0%
$40,000 to $44,9991216.7%
$45,000 to $49,999462.5%
$50,000 to $59,9991639.0%
$60,000 to $74,99923012.7%
$75,000 to $99,9991769.7%
$100,000 to $124,9991598.8%
$125,000 to $149,99922412.4%
$150,000 to $199,9991297.1%
$200,000 or more925.1%
Median Household Income66,286 
Per Capita Income32,020 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state79 
Compared to U.S.79 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI804.4%
Public Assistance472.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps29616.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed1,89966.7%
Unemployed190.7%
In Armed Forces200.7%
Total Labor Force1,93868.1%
Not in Labor Force90731.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 32.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector70968750.8%
Non-Profit708744.6%
Self-Employed805658.8%
Local Government627545.3%
State Government794862.2%
Federal Government281663.6%
Total Private + Self78974351.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.23922651.4%
Total1,02896951.5%
Pct. Govt.15.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts38019.0%
Sales and Office Occupations44722.4%
Professional, Technical28914.5%
Service Occupations25913.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing542.7%
All others62231.1%
White Collar 55.9%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing45522.8%
Health care and social assistance27313.7%
Educational services1939.7%
Retail trade1517.6%
Finance and insurance1497.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1427.1%
Transportation and warehousing995.0%
Professional, scientific, technical964.8%
Construction914.6%
Other services894.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting894.5%
Wholesale trade502.5%
Public administration472.4%
Accommodation and food services402.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction261.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing60.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation10.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Craig County, VA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican00.00%
Puerto Rican00.00%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican10.02%
Total Central American60.12%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran60.12%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American70.14%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian70.14%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic320.65%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English4,48299.1%
Other280.6%
Spanish130.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German66013.5%
English61112.5%
American3948.0%
Irish3647.4%
Scotch-Irish1453.0%
Scottish1112.3%
French1092.2%
Polish1052.1%
Welsh1052.1%
Italian471.0%
Swedish471.0%
British460.9%
European410.8%
Norwegian270.6%
Dutch240.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen4,898100.0%
Not a citizen00.0%
Native4,86299.3%
Foreign-born360.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Craig County, VA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
99 2.8%321 9.2%1,451 41.7%1,050 30.2%378 10.9%177 5.1%
  Average years of education: 12.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 99 2.8%
9-12 Years 321 9.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 1,451 41.7%
Some College 1,050 30.2%
Bach. Degree 378 10.9%
Grad Degree 177 5.1%
Average years of education: 12.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Craig County, VA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 2,201 2,066 135 6.1% 4.4%
1991 2,384 2,204 180 7.6% 5.8%
1992 3,357 3,195 162 4.8% 6.2%
1993 2,440 2,289 151 6.2% 5.2%
1994 2,396 2,257 139 5.8% 4.8%
1995 2,434 2,322 112 4.6% 4.4%
1996 2,390 2,286 104 4.4% 4.3%
1997 2,485 2,381 104 4.2% 3.7%
1998 2,185 2,039 146 6.7% 2.8%
1999 2,089 2,002 87 4.2% 2.7%
2000 2,504 2,444 60 2.4% 2.3%
2001 2,513 2,438 75 3.0% 3.3%
2002 2,543 2,436 107 4.2% 4.4%
2003 2,500 2,392 108 4.3% 4.3%
2004 2,483 2,377 106 4.3% 4.1%
2005 2,506 2,401 105 4.2% 3.8%
2006 2,555 2,460 95 3.7% 3.3%
2007 2,563 2,460 103 4.0% 3.3%
2008 2,550 2,439 111 4.4% 4.3%
2009 2,454 2,269 185 7.5% 6.8%
2010 2,444 2,245 199 8.1% 7.3%
2011 2,477 2,291 186 7.5% 6.6%
2012 2,461 2,292 169 6.9% 5.9%
2013 2,456 2,287 169 6.9% 5.6%
2014 2,466 2,312 154 6.2% 5.1%
2015 2,389 2,259 130 5.4% 4.4%
2016 2,353 2,243 110 4.7% 4.0%
2017 2,299 2,200 99 4.3% 3.7%
2018 2,300 2,219 81 3.5% 2.9%
2019 2,357 2,286 71 3.0% 2.7%
2020 2,286 2,170 116 5.1% 6.2%
2021 2,256 2,181 75 3.3% 3.9%
2022 2,315 2,245 70 3.0% 2.9%
2023 2,374 2,297 77 3.2% 2.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com