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Fort Chiswell is a census-designated place in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. The population was 911 at the 2000 census. Fort Chiswell is unincorporated, but gains its importance from being used as a control city for Interstate 77 throughout North Carolina. Fort Chiswell is located at the junction of Interstate 77 and Interstate 81. Going west from Fort Chiswell, drivers find themselves on a double wrong-way concurrency - one of few in the nation. The community actually lies within the corporate limits of Max Meadows, Virginia. Fort Chiswell residents are served by the Max Meadows Post Office, thus their mailing address is Max Meadows, Virginia with the 24360 ZIP code. The telephone area code for Fort Chiswell is 276, and the telephone prefix is 637. The community name comes from a frontier fort built in 1758 as an outpost during the French and Indian War. The fort was situated at the junction of the Great Trading Path and the Richmond Road, near the New River. The fort...more

Among the most common occupations in Fort Chiswell are Sales and office occupations, 28%; Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 25%; and Management, professional, and related occupations, 15%. Approximately 84 percent of workers in Fort Chiswell, Virginia work for companies, 8 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Fort Chiswell, Virginia are Educational, health and social services, 22%; Manufacturing, 21%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Fort Chiswell job listings indicate that the following industries in Fort Chiswell are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Fort Chiswell, Virginia is $27,924, and the median income of households in Fort Chiswell was $37,273.

According to our Fort Chiswell Trends data, the number of Fort Chiswell, Virginia jobs has increased by 80% since October 2011.

Population of Fort Chiswell Total population 911 Male 49.62% Female 50.38% Median age 35.9     Fort Chiswell Housing Owner-occupied homes 76.8% Median cost of a home $99,500 Median mortgage payment $464 Renter-occupied homes 23.2% Vacant housing 6.1% Median monthly rent $504     Average Income Median for all male full-time $35,464 Median for all female full-time $20,385     Household Income Less than $10,000 10% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 13% $25,000 to $34,999 18% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 23% $75,000 to $99,999 10% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 8% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 9% High school graduate 35% Some college, no degree 32% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 9% Graduate degree 1%     Marital Status Never married 19% Currently married 56% Separated 7% Widowed 5% Divorced 13%     Race White 99% Black or African American 1% Asian 0% Other 0%     Fort Chiswell Commute Carpool 17.9% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 24 minutes