Chilhowie is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,633 people and two associated neighborhoods, Chilhowie is the 236th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Chilhowie is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Chilhowie is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chilhowie who work in sales jobs (15.79%), teaching (11.02%), and healthcare (10.01%). Also of interest is that Chilhowie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. As is often the case in a small town, Chilhowie doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Chilhowie is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.08% of adults in Chilhowie have a college degree. The per capita income in Chilhowie in 2022 was $28,761, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,044 for a family of four. However, Chilhowie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Chilhowie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chilhowie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chilhowie include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Chilhowie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
