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Population (year 2000): 2,729. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,768 (+1.4% change)
Males: 1,282 (47.0%), Females: 1,447 (53.0%)
Giles County
Zip code:
24134
Median resident age: 40.8 years
Median household income: $33,720 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,600 (year 2000)
Races in Pearisburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
- Black (2.0%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (18.7%), English
(13.0%), Irish (9.2%), German (6.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%),
Italian (2.3%).
Elevation: 1804 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pearisburg
- High school or higher: 81.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pearisburg town
- Never married: 19.5%
- Now married: 53.9%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 13.7%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +58 (+2.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Pearisburg:
- CARILION GILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1 TAYLOR
AVENUE PO BOX K)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Pearisburg:
- CARILION RADFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
RADFORD, VA)
- CARILION ST ALBANS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITA (about 19
miles; RADFORD, VA)
- PULASKI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PULASKI,
VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pearisburg:
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 41 miles; BECKLEY,
WV; ID: BKW)
- GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 44 miles; LEWISBURG, WV;
ID: LWB)
- ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 53 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pearisburg:
- NEW RIVER VALLEY (about 15 miles; DUBLIN, VA; ID:
PSK)
- VIRGINIA TECH (about 25 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; ID:
BCB)
- MERCER COUNTY (about 33 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; ID:
BLF)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Pearisburg:
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; DUBLIN,
VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT
enrollment: 8,034)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 21 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT
enrollment: 2,723)
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about
29 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 34 miles; BLUEFIELD,
WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
- NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 46 miles; SALEM,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
- VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
Public high school in Pearisburg:
- GILES HIGH (Students: 684; Location: BUSINESS
RTE 460; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Pearisburg:
- MACY MCCLAUGHERTY COMB. (Students: 535;
Location: 1001 HENSON AVE; Grades: KG - 07)
- GILES COUNTY TECH. CENTER (Location: 1827
WENONAH AVENUE; Grades: 00 - 00)
Library in Pearisburg:
- PEARISBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$236,080; Location: 209 FORT BRANCH ROAD; 36,704 books;
863 audio materials; 1,614 video materials; 101 serial
subscriptions)
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