Chilhowie, Virginia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,827. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,787 (-2.2% change)
Males: 806 (44.1%), Females: 1,021 (55.9%)
Smyth County
Zip code: 24319
Demographics
Median resident age: 47.3 years
Median household income: $28,266
Median house value: $80,900
Population by Race
Races in Chilhowie:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.8%)
- Black (3.1%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Other race (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (20.7%), German (7.1%), Irish (6.1%), English (5.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), Scottish (1.6%).
Elevation: 1950 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Chilhowie
- High school or higher: 63.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Chilhowie town
- Never married: 14.0%
- Now married: 62.8%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 8.8%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -133 (-6.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Chilhowie:
- SMYTH COUNTY COMM HOSP (about 11 miles; MARION, VA)
- SOUTHWESTERN VA MENTAL HEALTH INST (about 11 miles; MARION, VA)
- SOUTHWESTERN VA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUT (about 11 miles; MARION, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chilhowie:
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 55 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 77 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 79 miles; BECKLEY, WV; Abbreviation: BKW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chilhowie:
- TAZEWELL COUNTY (about 19 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Abbreviation: 6V3)
- MOUNTAIN EMPIRE (about 25 miles; MARION/WYTHEVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: MKJ)
- VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS (about 26 miles; ABINGDON, VA; Abbreviation: VJI)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chilhowie:
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 46 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,096)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; DUBLIN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)
Schools
Public high school in Chilhowie:
- CHILHOWIE HIGH (Students: 384; Location: 1160 LEE HWY; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Chilhowie:
- CHILHOWIE MIDDLE (Students: 328; Location: 1160 LEE HWY; Grades: 06 – 08)