Moving to Pembroke, Virginia
Population: 1,134. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,167 (+2.9% change)
Males: 543 (47.9%), Females: 591 (52.1%)
Zip code: 24136
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $34,444
Median house value: $66,400
Population by Race
Races in Pembroke:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.2%)
- Black (6.8%)
Ancestries: United States (18.9%), German (7.8%), English (6.5%), Irish (5.6%), Scottish (1.1%).
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Pembroke
- High school or higher: 76.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Pembroke town
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 58.1%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 8.5%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +72 (+6.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Pembroke:
- CARILION GILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; PEARISBURG, VA)
- CARILION RADFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; RADFORD, VA)
- CARILION ST ALBANS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITA (about 15 miles; RADFORD, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pembroke:
- GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 41 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; Abbreviation: LWB)
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 46 miles; BECKLEY, WV; Abbreviation: BKW)
- ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 47 miles; ROANOKE, VA; Abbreviation: ROA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pembroke:
- NEW RIVER VALLEY (about 14 miles; DUBLIN, VA; Abbreviation: PSK)
- VIRGINIA TECH (about 19 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; Abbreviation: BCB)
- MERCER COUNTY (about 40 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; Abbreviation: BLF)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pembroke:
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; RADFORD, VA; Full-time enrollment: 8,034)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; DUBLIN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 23 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 25,754)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 27 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
- NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 39 miles; SALEM, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,382)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 41 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,096)
- VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; ROANOKE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,535)
Public primary/middle school in Pembroke:
- EASTERN COMB SCHOOL (Students: 466; Location: 6899 VIRGINIA AVE; Grades: KG – 07)