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Population (year 2000): 2,593
Males: 1,260 (48.6%), Females: 1,333 (51.4%)
Tazewell County
Zip code:
24639
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $19,104 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,700 (year 2000)
Races in Raven:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (28.7%), Irish (6.2%),
German (3.8%), English (3.3%), Dutch (1.7%), Scottish (1.0%).
Elevation: 1913 feet
Land area: 6.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Raven
- High school or higher: 52.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.2%
- Unemployed: 6.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Raven CDP
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 54.6%
- Separated: 4.9%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 11.0%
0.6% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Raven:
- CLINCH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles;
RICHLANDS, VA)
- BUCHANAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; GRUNDY,
VA)
- RUSSELL CNTY MED CNTR (about 23 miles; LEBANON, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Raven:
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 57 miles;
BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 70 miles; BECKLEY,
WV; ID: BKW)
- YEAGER (about 90 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Raven:
- TAZEWELL COUNTY (about 6 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; ID:
6V3)
- GRUNDY MUNI (about 21 miles; GRUNDY, VA; ID: GDY)
- VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS (about 31 miles; ABINGDON, VA;
ID: VJI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Raven:
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles;
RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 47 miles; BLUEFIELD,
WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
53 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BOONE,
NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 64 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT
enrollment: 2,723)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles;
JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; DUBLIN,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
Public primary/middle school in Raven:
- RAVEN ELEM. (Students: 211; Location: 22
SCHOOL STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
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