Demographics of Wythe County, Virginia

Wythe County, Virginia had 27,983 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −341 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.

Wythe County, in four figures

27,983
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.2%
Change since July 2020: −341 people.; 46.0 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,745 ±$4,590
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.

Wythe County, Virginia's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wythe 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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Wythe County, Virginia's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wythe 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	28,324	100.0	100.0
2021	28,212	99.6	100.2
2022	28,149	99.4	100.7
2023	28,166	99.4	101.6
2024	28,046	99.0	102.5
2025	27,983	98.8	103.1

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Population of Wythe 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	28,324	+32	−13	0	+41
2021	28,212	−112	−240	+1	+108
2022	28,149	−63	−198	0	+146
2023	28,166	+17	−156	+4	+170
2024	28,046	−120	−190	+7	+64
2025	27,983	−63	−192	−2	+129

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.0 ±0.4: for men 44.3 ±1.1 and for women 46.8 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wythe County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,390 ±69	4.9% ±0.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,073 ±317	14.4% ±1.1	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,970 ±264	7.0% ±0.9	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,319 ±341	22.4% ±1.2	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,164 ±449	29.0% ±1.6	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,272 ±484	22.3% ±1.7	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,745 ±$4,590, and income per person $34,875 ±$2,953, 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 Wythe County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	2,811 ±425	22.4% ±3.4	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,778 ±414	22.2% ±3.3	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,067 ±376	16.5% ±3.0	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,542 ±235	12.3% ±1.9	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,360 ±354	18.8% ±2.8	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	532 ±152	4.2% ±1.2	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	443 ±153	3.5% ±1.2	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 Wythe County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	4,232 ±791	15.2% ±2.8	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,098 ±276	20.6% ±4.8	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,801 ±369	12.8% ±2.6	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,333 ±273	15.7% ±3.1	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wythe County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wythe County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	14,030 ±25	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.3% ±2.1	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.7% ±2.1	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.0% ±2.3	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.0% ±2.6	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$171,200 ±$8,959	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$764 ±$48	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±3	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 Wythe County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	449 ±0	1.6% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	26,185 ±109	92.9% ±0.4	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	619 ±195	2.2% ±0.7	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	225 ±8	0.8% ±<0.1	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 228	0% to 0.8%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 174	0% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	531 ±193	1.9% ±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 Wythe County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	19,575 ±701	69.4% ±2.5	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,096 ±691	28.7% ±2.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	26 to 222	0.1% to 0.8%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	393 ±102	1.4% ±0.4	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	81 to 255	0.3% to 0.9%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	225 ±72	0.8% ±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%.

Wythe County among the counties of Virginia

68th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Wythe County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fluvanna County	28,975	+6.2%
Dinwiddie County	28,896	+3.6%
Smyth County	28,882	−3.0%
Winchester city	28,272	+1.0%
New Kent County	28,022	+21.2%
Wythe County	27,983	−1.2%
Staunton city	26,801	+3.8%
Fairfax city	26,772	+10.7%
Salem city	25,816	+1.6%
Russell County	25,332	−1.7%
Waynesboro city	23,951	+7.5%

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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