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Saltville is a Census town of 2,198 people across 8.02 square miles of land, lying across Smyth County and Washington County. Median household income is $48,658, 62.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Saltville
What Saltville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area8.02 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land274 plus or minus 59
- County holding the largest share of its areaSmyth County, 78.0 percent
- Counties this place lies inSmyth County 78.0 percent, Washington County 22.0 percent
Saltville crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Saltville
How many people live in Saltville
- Population2,198 plus or minus 469
- Median age43.5 plus or minus 9.9
- Population under 18442 plus or minus 131
- Share under 1820.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Population 65 and over394 plus or minus 90
- Share 65 and over17.9 percent
- Households863
- Family households552 plus or minus 114
- Share of households that are families64.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Saltville
Income and work in Saltville
- Median household income$48,658
- Per capita income$24,009
- Civilian labor force938 plus or minus 240
- Employed883 plus or minus 239
- Unemployed55 plus or minus 39
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over1,570
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.6 percent plus or minus 20.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Saltville
Housing in Saltville
- Housing units1,043
- Occupied units863
- Vacant units180 plus or minus 83
- Vacancy rate17.3 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Owner occupied543
- Renter occupied320 plus or minus 114
- Ownership rate62.9 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$96,600 plus or minus $36,603
- Median gross rent, monthly$645
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.9 percent
- Single family units768
- Share single family73.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more182 plus or minus 86
- Share in buildings of two or more17.4 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Mobile homes93 plus or minus 49
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Saltville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute852 plus or minus 234
- Commuting under 15 minutes236 plus or minus 75
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more350 plus or minus 115
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.1 percent
- Drove alone90.6 percent plus or minus 33.8
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Saltville
Flood risk in Saltville
- NFIP communityTown of Saltville
- NFIP community number510191
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/12
The Town of Saltville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 510191 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Smyth County, not Saltville
Smyth County context, not Saltville figures
- Establishments in Smyth County499
- Covered employment, Smyth County11,649
- Average annual pay, Smyth County$48,271
- Housing units permitted, Smyth County40
Every figure in this section is published for Smyth County as a whole and is not a measurement of Saltville.
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
Saltville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Saltville, Virginia?
2,198, in 863 households. Saltville town covers 8.02 square miles of land, which is 274 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Saltville in?
Saltville lies in more than one. By area it is 78.0 percent in Smyth County, 22.0 percent in Washington County. This page sits under Smyth County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Saltville?
$48,658. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $96,600. Median gross rent is $645 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Saltville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Saltville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Saltville, town of, community 510191, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Saltville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Smyth 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 Saltville.
Is zoning published for Saltville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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