Demographics of Craig County, Virginia

Craig County, Virginia had 4,800 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −76 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Craig County, in four figures

4,800
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.6%
Change since July 2020: −76 people.; 46.3 ±3.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,057 ±$17,015
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Craig County, Virginia's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Craig County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Craig County, Virginia's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Craig County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	4,876	100.0	100.0
2021	4,890	100.3	100.2
2022	4,855	99.6	100.7
2023	4,822	98.9	101.6
2024	4,822	98.9	102.5
2025	4,800	98.4	103.1

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Population of Craig County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	4,876	−17	−14	0	−2
2021	4,890	+14	−19	0	+32
2022	4,855	−35	−30	0	−6
2023	4,822	−33	−44	0	+13
2024	4,822	0	−46	+2	+44
2025	4,800	−22	−48	+2	+25

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.3 ±3.5: for men 46.6 ±3.5 and for women 45.0 ±6.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Craig County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	318 ±135	6.5% ±2.8	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	804 ±196	16.6% ±4.0	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	119 to 425	2.4% to 8.8%	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	959 ±252	19.7% ±5.2	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,588 ±308	32.7% ±6.4	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	915 ±229	18.8% ±4.7	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,057 ±$17,015, and income per person $34,638 ±$5,126, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Craig County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	120 to 440	7.1% to 25.2%	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	279 ±118	16.1% ±6.6	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	354 ±142	20.4% ±7.9	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	156 ±73	9.0% ±4.1	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	433 ±173	25.0% ±9.6	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	43 to 179	2.5% to 10.3%	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	57 to 187	3.4% to 10.7%	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Craig County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	296 to 984	6.4% to 21.1%	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	63 to 321	8.1% to 33.6%	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	43 to 419	2.0% to 17.9%	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	76 to 358	6.0% to 24.9%	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Craig County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Craig County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	2,398 ±186	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.4% ±5.3	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.6% ±8.8	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.7% ±7.1	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	7.5% to 25.0%	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$189,000 ±$16,036	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$713 ±$83	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±6	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Craig County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12 to 132	0.2% to 2.7%	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,638 ±167	95.5% ±3.4	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to 0.2%	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.3%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 207	0% to 4.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 139	0% to 2.9%	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Craig County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	3,860 ±291	79.5% ±6.0	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	909 ±281	18.7% ±5.8	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 118	0% to 2.4%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3 to 63	0.1% to 1.3%	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 56	0% to 1.2%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 13	0% to 0.3%	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Craig County among the counties of Virginia

130th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Craig County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Charles City County	6,623	−1.8%
Surry County	6,603	+0.8%
Bland County	6,151	−1.7%
Covington city	5,680	−1.2%
Emporia city	5,447	−4.4%
Craig County	4,800	−1.6%
Bath County	4,076	−2.6%
Norton city	3,477	−5.5%
Highland County	2,318	+3.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026