Pocahontas, Virginia - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	301
Male Share of the Population	44.9%
Female Share of the Population	55.1%
Senior Citizens	23.9%
Employed Population 16+	90
Age of the Population	53

Families

% of people married	44.9%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	6.2%
Median Earnings25+	$33,750
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$35,833

Wealth

Median Family Income	$55,625
% Above Poverty Level	72.1%
% Below Poverty Level	27.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	1.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	11.1%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	52.1%
Median Gross Rent	$267
Median House Value	$50,900

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	22.9%
German	19.3%
Irish	14%
English	4%
Israeli	3.3%
Dutch	3.3%
Italian	1.7%
French Except Basque	1%
Scottish	1%
Swedish	0.7%
Hungarian	0.3%
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Pocahontas Almanac

Category	Value
County	Tazewell County
P.O. Box Zip Codes	24635
Phone Area Codes	276
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	37.3
Approximate Longitude	-81.34

Pocahontas Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	BLUEFIELD AP
Distance	7.7 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 40 F
Apr Temp	44 to 64 F
Jul Temp	63 to 80 F
Oct Temp	46 to 64 F
Annual Precip	39.6 inches

Station	GARY
Distance	12.4 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 44 F
Apr Temp	37 to 67 F
Jul Temp	61 to 86 F
Oct Temp	40 to 68 F
Annual Precip	40.6 inches

Station	BURKES GARDEN
Distance	14.1 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 38 F
Apr Temp	35 to 59 F
Jul Temp	57 to 78 F
Oct Temp	36 to 61 F
Annual Precip	45.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bluefield	4,984	$59,781
Tazewell	4,327	$54,784

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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