Town of Appalachia
Recent News About Town of Appalachia
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The new Wise County residents who came from across the U.S. in 2019
Wise County saw 205 people migrate from across the U.S. during 2019, an increase over the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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The new Wise County residents who came from the same state in 2019
Wise County saw 315 people migrate from within the state during 2019, an increase over the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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New Wise County residents in 2019
Wise County saw 520 new residents during 2019, an increase over the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
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How many people in Wise County received housing vouchers in 2021?
There were 1,608 people who used housing choice vouchers in Wise County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.
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How many Wise County residents live in public housing in 2021?
There were 398 people living in taxpayer-funded public housing located throughout Wise County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.
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How many Wise County public housing residents in 2021 identify as a minority?
In Wise County public housing 4% of residents in 2021 identified as a minority, according to the U.S. Census.
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Median age of Wise County residents is 42
Wise County residents have a median age of 42-years-old as of 2020, according to US Census Data.
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Wise County sees 1% fall in population from 2020 to 2021
Wise County had the 48th largest population in Virginia in 2021.
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39.5% of households in Appalachia received food stamps in 2020
Appalachia ranked 19th in Virginia for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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25.5 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Appalachia
25.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Appalachia in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Appalachia in 2020
Of the 1,400 people living in Appalachia in 2020, 52.7 percent (738) were women and 47.3 percent (662) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SW Virginia News.
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Census Bureau: 1.7% of people in Wise County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 38,486 citizens living in Wise County in 2019, 98.3 percent said they were only one race, while 1.7 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 80.6 percent of people in Wise County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 38,486 citizens living in Wise County in 2019, 31,024 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 9.3% of people in Appalachia identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 1,444 citizens living in Appalachia in 2019, 90.7 percent said they were only one race, while 9.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 73.2 percent of people in Appalachia were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 1,444 citizens living in Appalachia in 2019, 1,057 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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HHS provides $3,454 to businesses in Appalachia under CARES Act
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, two businesses in Appalachia received $3,454 in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Appalachia in 2019
Of the 1,444 people living in Appalachia in 2019, 50.4 percent (728) were women and 49.6 percent (716) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SW Virginia News.
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Census Bureau reports Appalachia population was 1,444 in 2019
Appalachia had a population of 1,444 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SW Virginia News.
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Census Bureau: 1.4% of people in Wise County identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 38,032 citizens living in Wise County in 2020, 98.6 percent said they were only one race, while 1.4 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau: 80.9 percent of people in Wise County were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 38,032 citizens living in Wise County in 2020, 30,762 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.