Pound, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Pound is a Census town of 913 people across 2.61 square miles of land, in Wise County. Median household income is $32,396, 75.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pound
What Pound is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.61 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land350 plus or minus 108
- 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.
Pound
How many people live in Pound
- Population913 plus or minus 281
- Median age51.3
- Population under 18163 plus or minus 80
- Share under 1817.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over271 plus or minus 122
- Share 65 and over29.7 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Households462 plus or minus 132
- Family households233 plus or minus 79
- Share of households that are families50.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pound
Income and work in Pound
- Median household income$32,396 plus or minus $10,184
- Per capita income$23,038
- Civilian labor force297 plus or minus 139
- Employed258 plus or minus 117
- Unemployed39 plus or minus 38
- Unemployment rate13.1 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Adults 25 and over678 plus or minus 180
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.1 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pound
Housing in Pound
- Housing units540 plus or minus 147
- Occupied units462 plus or minus 132
- Vacant units78 plus or minus 45
- Vacancy rate14.4 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Owner occupied350 plus or minus 121
- Renter occupied112 plus or minus 55
- Ownership rate75.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$98,100 plus or minus $33,892
- Median gross rent, monthly$775 plus or minus $194
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.7 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Single family units361 plus or minus 126
- Share single family66.9 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Units in buildings of two or more75 plus or minus 51
- Share in buildings of two or more13.9 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Mobile homes104 plus or minus 56
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pound
How Pound gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute224 plus or minus 112
- Commuting under 15 minutes86 plus or minus 68
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.4 percent plus or minus 23.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more116 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.8 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Drove alone73.1 percent plus or minus 31.4
- Carpooled17.1 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.6 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pound
Flood risk in Pound
- NFIP communityTown of Pound
- NFIP community number510177
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/18/11
The Town of Pound participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 510177 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 Pound
Wise County context, not Pound 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 Pound.
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
Pound questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pound, Virginia?
913, in 462 households. Pound town covers 2.61 square miles of land, which is 350 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pound 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 Pound?
$32,396. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $98,100. Median gross rent is $775 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Pound in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pound appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pound, town of, community 510177, 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 Pound 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 Pound.
Is zoning published for Pound?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.