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Appalachia, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Appalachia is a Census town of 1,391 people across 3.44 square miles of land, in Wise County. Median household income is $43,068, 70.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Appalachia
What Appalachia is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.44 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land404 plus or minus 94
- County holding the largest share of its areaWise 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.
Appalachia
How many people live in Appalachia
- Population1,391 plus or minus 323
- Median age43.3
- Population under 18319 plus or minus 107
- Share under 1822.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over237 plus or minus 76
- Share 65 and over17.0 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households603 plus or minus 122
- Family households407 plus or minus 105
- Share of households that are families67.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Appalachia
Income and work in Appalachia
- Median household income$43,068
- Per capita income$23,969
- Civilian labor force578 plus or minus 168
- Employed502 plus or minus 151
- Unemployed76 plus or minus 55
- Unemployment rate13.1 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over931 plus or minus 197
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.2 percent plus or minus 25.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Appalachia
- Housing units836
- Occupied units603 plus or minus 122
- Vacant units233 plus or minus 62
- Vacancy rate27.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied427 plus or minus 96
- Renter occupied176 plus or minus 70
- Ownership rate70.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$67,100 plus or minus $17,484
- Median gross rent, monthly$766
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.3 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Single family units587
- Share single family70.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more208 plus or minus 70
- Share in buildings of two or more24.9 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Mobile homes41 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Appalachia gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute423 plus or minus 145
- Commuting under 15 minutes157 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more148 plus or minus 71
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.0 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Drove alone83.0 percent
- Carpooled3.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home12.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Appalachia
Flood risk in Appalachia
- NFIP communityTown of Appalachia
- NFIP community number510319
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/18/11
The Town of Appalachia participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 510319 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.
Wise County, not Appalachia
Wise County context, not Appalachia figures
- Establishments in Wise County607
- Covered employment, Wise County10,969
- Average annual pay, Wise County$46,985
- Housing units permitted, Wise County16
Every figure in this section is published for Wise County as a whole and is not a measurement of Appalachia.
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.
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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
Appalachia questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Appalachia, Virginia?
1,391, in 603 households. Appalachia town covers 3.44 square miles of land, which is 404 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Appalachia in?
Wise County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Appalachia?
$43,068. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $67,100. Median gross rent is $766 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Appalachia in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Appalachia appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Appalachia, town of, community 510319, 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 Appalachia figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wise 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 Appalachia.
Is zoning published for Appalachia?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.