Craig County, Virginia

Craig County has a population of 4,856 and has shrunk 1.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $189,000, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $69,057.

Home price
$189,000
Income
$69,057
Population
4,856
Unemployment
2.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$189,000county
Median gross rent$713county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198049.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant27.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use15.1%county
Typical monthly rent$2,061(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,254county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,053county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,743county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$69,057county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate13.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home16.9%county
Unemployment rate2.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed2.8%county
Share of workers employed by government16.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.5%county
Economic output per resident$31,298county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.56%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time36.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service15 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport382103county
Miles to nearest general aviation field23 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station19 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.7%county
Traffic deaths103.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.2%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment507county
Students per full-time teacher10.8county
Free lunch eligible81.3%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians41county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.6%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population4,856county
Land area in square miles328county
People per square mile of land14.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store31.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-10county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age46.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.8%county
Share of households that are one person25.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.7%county
Second languages1.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents266county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in79county
Households that moved away90county
Average income of arriving households$48,785county
Average income of departing households$41,433county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year19county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature54°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.14 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing96 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days182 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 24county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$178county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh17.0¢county
Household electricity use1,048 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity71.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.3%county
Homes heated by propane11.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.7%county
Homes heated by wood13.6%county
Households with broadband86.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk26.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk24.5county
Landslide risk83.3county
Hail risk4.4county
Earthquake risk18.3county
Tornado risk5.2county
Tropical cyclone risk34.6county
Extreme heat risk2.0county
Winter weather risk16.7county
Strong wind risk14.3county
Wildfire risk8.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Craig County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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