Demographics of Tazewell County, Virginia

Tazewell County, Virginia had 38,635 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,772 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.

Tazewell County, in four figures

38,635
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.4%
Change since July 2020: −1,772 people.; 45.0 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,313 ±$3,483
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.

Tazewell County, Virginia's population shrank 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Tazewell 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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Tazewell County, Virginia's population shrank 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Tazewell 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	40,407	100.0	100.0
2021	39,963	98.9	100.2
2022	39,638	98.1	100.7
2023	39,272	97.2	101.6
2024	38,986	96.5	102.5
2025	38,635	95.6	103.1

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Population of Tazewell 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	40,407	−31	−56	0	+17
2021	39,963	−444	−492	+9	0
2022	39,638	−325	−447	+16	+139
2023	39,272	−366	−384	0	+30
2024	38,986	−286	−370	+2	+88
2025	38,635	−351	−389	+1	+35

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.0 ±0.3: for men 42.4 ±0.8 and for women 47.0 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Tazewell County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,755 ±67	4.4% ±0.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,160 ±591	15.5% ±1.5	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,999 ±296	7.6% ±0.7	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,895 ±399	22.4% ±1.0	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,404 ±476	26.3% ±1.2	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,411 ±540	23.8% ±1.4	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,313 ±$3,483, and income per person $29,519 ±$1,422, 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 Tazewell County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	3,876 ±484	23.8% ±2.9	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,583 ±520	28.1% ±3.1	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,554 ±395	15.7% ±2.4	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,659 ±282	10.2% ±1.7	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,279 ±322	14.0% ±1.9	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	837 ±228	5.1% ±1.4	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	502 ±157	3.1% ±1.0	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

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 Tazewell County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	7,018 ±809	18.5% ±2.1	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,283 ±418	29.1% ±4.7	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,057 ±392	16.9% ±2.1	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,678 ±309	14.0% ±2.5	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Tazewell County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tazewell County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	19,768 ±33	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.4% ±2.2	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.6% ±2.2	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.4% ±2.3	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.6% ±2.5	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$118,300 ±$5,286	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$795 ±$71	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Tazewell County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	535 ±0	1.4% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	36,751 ±50	92.7% ±0.1	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,203 ±274	3.0% ±0.7	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	121 to 367	0.3% to 0.9%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	851 ±291	2.1% ±0.7	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 Tazewell County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	23,360 ±849	59.0% ±2.1	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	15,637 ±831	39.5% ±2.1	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	128 ±62	0.3% ±0.2	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	499 ±158	1.3% ±0.4	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	401 ±163	1.0% ±0.4	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	21 to 175	0.1% to 0.4%	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%.

Tazewell County among the counties of Virginia

48th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Tazewell County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Warren County	42,740	+4.8%
Danville city	41,647	−2.2%
Isle of Wight County	41,321	+6.7%
Gloucester County	40,097	+3.5%
Orange County	40,083	+10.1%
Tazewell County	38,635	−4.4%
Wise County	34,824	−3.5%
Caroline County	34,413	+11.3%
Botetourt County	34,144	+1.5%
Accomack County	33,859	+1.4%
Petersburg city	33,734	+1.0%

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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