Census tract · Wise County

Census Tract 9317, Wise County, Virginia

Census Tract 9317, GEOID 51195931700, in Wise County, Virginia, partly within St. Paul. 1,300 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±187); the 2020 Census counted 1,768.

Residents, 2020-2024

1,300

±187 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,768

Median household income

$26,000

±$14,372 (90% margin)
Wise County: $52,943

Median home value

$105,700

±$17,009 (90% margin)
Wise County: $118,600

Median gross rent

$475

±$146 (90% margin)
Wise County: $790

Where is Census Tract 9317?

Census Tract 9317 is one of 11 census tracts in Wise County, Virginia. It covers 22.52 square miles of land, 79 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 51195931700, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 9317 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
St. Paul40%
Census Tract 9317 (marked with a dot) in Wise County, Virginia. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
404302.013033069316 9317 5 mi
Census Tract 9317 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000. Dashed: tracts outside Wise County.

5 census tracts border Census Tract 9317: Tract 404 in Dickenson County ($41,375), Tract 302.01 in Russell County ($27,527), Tract 303 in Russell County ($50,333), Tract 306 in Russell County ($49,844) and Tract 9316 ($42,717). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 9317?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 9317's population at 1,300 (±187) in 664 households; the 2020 Census counted 1,768 residents and 909 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9317Wise CountyVirginia
Total population 1,300 ±187 35,448 8,705,170
Households 664 ±79 13,905 3,365,732
Average household size 1.96 ±0.18 2.33 2.52
Housing units 849 ±73 16,627 3,684,756

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 9317?

The median resident of Census Tract 9317 is 46.1 years old; 18.8% are under 18 and 23.4% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 97.2%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 1.3%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 9317Wise CountyVirginia
Median age 46.1 ±8.2 41.8 39.0
Under 18 years 18.8% ±6.0 pts 19.1% 21.7%
65 years and over 23.4% ±5.5 pts 19.9% 16.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3% ±2.1 pts 1.4% 11.0%
White alone, not Hispanic 97.2% ±2.8 pts 90.0% 58.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±3.0 pts 4.7% 18.3%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.5% ±0.9 pts 0.3% 6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±3.0 pts 0.2% 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±3.0 pts 0.0% 0.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 1.1% ±1.6 pts 2.7% 4.7%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±3.0 pts 0.6% 0.6%
Born outside the United States 0.7% ±1.0 pts 1.5% 13.1%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 1.1% ±1.5 pts 1.9% 17.4%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 8.9% ±3.8 pts 7.0% 9.4%
With a disability 34.9% ±5.8 pts 27.5% 12.5%
No health insurance coverage 6.4% ±4.8 pts 6.5% 6.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 80.2% ±7.6 pts 81.1% 91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 20.5% ±6.5 pts 15.8% 42.2%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 8.6% ±5.3 pts 5.6% 18.5%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 87.0% ±7.4 pts 88.3% 86.9%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 9317 earn?

Half of the 664 households in Census Tract 9317 earn less than $26,000 a year (±$14,372), against $52,943 across Wise County: 11th highest of the county's 11 tracts with a reliable estimate. 35.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9317Wise CountyVirginia
Median household income $26,000 ±$14,372 $52,943 $93,170
Mean household income $44,597 ±$9,339 $64,112 $128,260
Per capita income $22,421 ±$5,052 $25,953 $50,666
People below the poverty line 35.8% ±9.4 pts 17.2% 9.9%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 28.3% ±23.3 pts 20.0% 12.3%
Households receiving SNAP 39.9% ±9.5 pts 22.5% 9.1%
Households with a computer 89.0% ±5.3 pts 92.1% 95.4%
Households with a broadband subscription 71.5% ±8.9 pts 84.4% 91.0%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 9317?

Owners occupy 67.6% of Census Tract 9317's occupied homes and renters 32.4%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $105,700 by its owner (±$17,009). The median renter pays $475 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9317Wise CountyVirginia
Median home value (owner-occupied) $105,700 ±$17,009 $118,600 $383,700
Median gross rent $475 ±$146 $790 $1,579
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 33.3% ±23.7 pts 28.4% 39.4%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,120 ±$72 $1,217 $2,127
Owner-occupied homes 67.6% ±9.3 pts 74.2% 67.3%
Renter-occupied homes 32.4% ±9.3 pts 25.8% 32.7%
Housing units 849 ±73 16,627 3,684,756
Single-family detached homes 64.7% ±8.0 pts 63.4% 61.3%
Mobile homes 21.9% ±8.0 pts 28.7% 4.3%
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±4.6 pts 0.2% 1.7%
Built 2010 to 2019 1.1% ±1.9 pts 6.1% 9.9%
Built 1939 or earlier 13.4% ±6.3 pts 10.8% 7.0%
Households with no vehicle 6.6% ±4.3 pts 9.1% 6.1%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 9317 get to work?

62.0% of Census Tract 9317's workers drive alone and 15.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 31.4 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 18.8%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9317Wise CountyVirginia
In the labor force (age 16+) 32.1% ±7.2 pts 46.4% 65.4%
Unemployment rate 18.8% ±11.2 pts 8.2% 4.3%
Drove alone to work 62.0% ±13.6 pts 77.3% 67.6%
Carpooled 16.4% ±10.1 pts 8.9% 8.0%
Public transportation 0.0% ±13.6 pts 0.2% 2.3%
Walked 6.6% ±10.0 pts 2.3% 2.1%
Worked from home 15.0% ±9.6 pts 10.7% 18.3%
Mean travel time to work 31.4 min ±7.5 24.6 min 27.3 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 9317 compare with the other tracts in Wise County?

Among Wise County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 9317 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 9317's rank among the tracts of Wise County
MeasureIn Wise County
Population11th of 11
Residents per square mile7th of 11
Median household income11th of 11
Per capita income8th of 11
Median home value7th of 11
Median gross rent11th of 11
Poverty rate1st of 11
Bachelor's degree or higher3rd of 11
Median age5th of 11
Owner-occupied share10th of 11

The tracts next to it on Wise County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 93168th$42,717±$11,927 · within the margin of this tract2,276
Tract 93079th$40,903±$8,983 · within the margin of this tract3,087
Tract 931110th$37,932±$8,679 · within the margin of this tract2,240
Tract 931711th$26,000±$14,3721,300

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 9317?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 9317 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections