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Fort Chiswell, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Fort Chiswell is a Census CDP of 821 people across 13.52 square miles of land, in Wythe County. Median household income is $88,719, 84.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Chiswell
What Fort Chiswell is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area13.52 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land61 plus or minus 26
- County holding the largest share of its areaWythe 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.
Fort Chiswell
How many people live in Fort Chiswell
- Population821 plus or minus 350
- Median age37.8 plus or minus 10.9
- Population under 18129 plus or minus 98
- Share under 1815.7 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Population 65 and over128 plus or minus 68
- Share 65 and over15.6 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Households365 plus or minus 137
- Family households288 plus or minus 131
- Share of households that are families78.9 percent plus or minus 20.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Chiswell
Income and work in Fort Chiswell
- Median household income$88,719
- Per capita income$40,839
- Civilian labor force511 plus or minus 234
- Employed511 plus or minus 234
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over604 plus or minus 223
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fort Chiswell
- Housing units365 plus or minus 137
- Occupied units365 plus or minus 137
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied308 plus or minus 127
- Renter occupied57 plus or minus 60
- Ownership rate84.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$163,300 plus or minus $114,640
- Median gross rent, monthly$963
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.0 percent
- Single family units250 plus or minus 112
- Share single family68.5 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Units in buildings of two or more57 plus or minus 62
- Share in buildings of two or more15.6 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Mobile homes58 plus or minus 58
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fort Chiswell gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute452 plus or minus 232
- Commuting under 15 minutes84 plus or minus 83
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.6 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more131 plus or minus 98
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.0 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Drove alone89.2 percent
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wythe County, not Fort Chiswell
Wythe County context, not Fort Chiswell figures
- Establishments in Wythe County691
- Covered employment, Wythe County11,575
- Average annual pay, Wythe County$46,558
- Housing units permitted, Wythe County118
Every figure in this section is published for Wythe County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fort Chiswell.
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
Fort Chiswell questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Chiswell, Virginia?
821, in 365 households. Fort Chiswell CDP covers 13.52 square miles of land, which is 61 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Chiswell in?
Wythe 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 Fort Chiswell?
$88,719. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $163,300. Median gross rent is $963 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Fort Chiswell figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wythe 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 Fort Chiswell.
Is zoning published for Fort Chiswell?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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