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Big Island, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Big Island is a Census CDP of 91 people across 0.82 square miles of land, in Bedford County. 25.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Big Island through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 91 with a margin of error of plus or minus 55, which is 60.4 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Big Island
What Big Island is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.82 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land111 plus or minus 67
- County holding the largest share of its areaBedford County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Big Island
How many people live in Big Island
- Population91 plus or minus 55
- Median age68.0 plus or minus 31.0
- Population under 180
- Share under 180.0 percent
- Population 65 and over46 plus or minus 47
- Share 65 and over50.5 percent plus or minus 41.8
- Households81 plus or minus 55
- Family households11 plus or minus 16
- Share of households that are families13.6 percent plus or minus 17.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Big Island
Income and work in Big Island
- Per capita income$51,666 plus or minus $41,136
- Civilian labor force45 plus or minus 45
- Employed45 plus or minus 45
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over91 plus or minus 55
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent plus or minus 48.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Big Island
Housing in Big Island
- Housing units106 plus or minus 64
- Occupied units81 plus or minus 55
- Vacant units25 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate23.6 percent plus or minus 24.5
- Owner occupied21 plus or minus 23
- Renter occupied60 plus or minus 64
- Ownership rate25.9 percent plus or minus 22.3
- Single family units71 plus or minus 57
- Share single family67.0 percent plus or minus 34.7
- Units in buildings of two or more35 plus or minus 52
- Share in buildings of two or more33.0 percent plus or minus 44.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1942
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Big Island
How Big Island gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute45 plus or minus 45
- Commuting under 15 minutes10 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.2 percent plus or minus 40.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more0
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more0.0 percent
- Drove alone22.2 percent plus or minus 27.8
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked77.8 percent plus or minus 79.3
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bedford County, not Big Island
Bedford County context, not Big Island figures
- Establishments in Bedford County1,818
- Covered employment, Bedford County18,602
- Average annual pay, Bedford County$48,340
- Housing units permitted, Bedford County294
Every figure in this section is published for Bedford County as a whole and is not a measurement of Big Island.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Big Island questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Big Island, Virginia?
91, in 81 households. Big Island CDP covers 0.82 square miles of land, which is 111 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Big Island in?
Bedford County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Are the county figures on this page Big Island figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bedford County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Big Island.
Is zoning published for Big Island?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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