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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Big Stone Gap is $14,147, which is much lower than the state average of $33,958 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Big Stone Gap median household income is $37,165, which has grown by 72.19% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 38.81% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Big Stone Gap residents spend 17.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #553

Big Stone Gap, VA	14,147 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Big Stone Gap, VA	19,078 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Big Stone Gap, VA	22,063 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Big Stone Gap, VA	16,508 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #407

Big Stone Gap, VA	37,165 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Big Stone Gap, VA	44,258 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #33

Big Stone Gap, VA	72.19%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Big Stone Gap, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.74%	$4,294, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	44.76%	$15,656, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.65%	$3,284, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.48%	$14,417, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Big Stone Gap, VA	42,140 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Big Stone Gap, VA	48,703 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Big Stone Gap, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$38,000, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$11,705, see rank	$44,288	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Big Stone Gap, VA	Virginia	U.S.
25 to 44	$40,313, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,442, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$30,354, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Big Stone Gap, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,662, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	2,737, 58.71%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	936, 34.20%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	936, 34.20%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	808, 86.32%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	128, 13.68%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,801, 65.80%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	1,925, 41.29%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	835, 43.38%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	835, 43.38%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	808, 96.77%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	27, 3.23%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,090, 56.62%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Big Stone Gap, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,528, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,313, 85.93%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	192, 12.57%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	14, 0.92%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	9, 0.59%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Big Stone Gap, VA	17.1 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Big Stone Gap, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,616	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	808, 50.00%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	173, 21.41%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	116, 14.36%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	83, 10.27%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	153, 18.94%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	207, 25.62%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	808, 50.00%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	229, 28.34%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	226, 27.97%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	294, 36.39%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	59, 7.30%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Big Stone Gap, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,616, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	95, 5.88%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	39, 2.41%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	93, 5.75%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	30, 1.86%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	199, 12.31%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	162, 10.02%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	14, 0.87%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	83, 5.14%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	84, 5.20%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	457, 28.28%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	70, 4.33%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	149, 9.22%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	141, 8.73%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Big Stone Gap, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,257	29.31%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	301	26.85%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.