As part of a four-county Cumberland Plateau region in Southwest Virginia: 113,976
Four-county area plus neighboring CSA* (509,000): 622,976
Land Size: 474 square miles
Persons per Square Mile: 61
Ethnic Composition: White 98%; Black .9%; Hispanic 1.0% (2012 U.S. Census)
Median Age: 43 years (2012 U.S. Census)
* Combined Statistical Area includes Bristol, VA/TN; Johnson City, TN; Kingsport, Tennessee; Hawkins and Sullivan Counties, Tennessee; and Scott and Washington Counties, Virginia.
Household Data (2012 U.S. Census)
Housing Units: 13,460
Number of Households: 11,140
Average Household Size: 2.55
Median Family Income: $32,637
Home ownership rate, 2008-2012: 77.1%
Labor and Business Data
Unemployment Rate: 7.6% (Bureau of Labor Statistics; April 2014)
High School Graduate or More (ages 25 and up): 73.1%
High School Graduates Continuing Education: 72.6%
Bachelor’s Degree or More (ages 25 and up): 9.7%
Mean travel time to work: 27 minutes
Largest Employment Sectors
Government: 19.2%
Health care and social assistance: 15.9%
Transportation and warehousing: 13.4%
Construction: 7.9%
Professional scientific and technical services: 7%
Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction: 6.4%