Raven, Virginia

Raven is a census-designated place (CDP) in Russell and Tazewell counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 2,270 at the 2010 census.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.7 km2), all land.

Demographics
At the 2000 census, there were 2,593 people, 1,064 households and 774 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 379.5 /sqmi. There were 1,219 housing units at an average density of 178.4 /sqmi. The racial make-up of the CDP was 99.04% White, 0.04% African American, 0.08% Native American and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.

There were 1,064 households, of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 27.2% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.88.

23.1% Of the population were under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64 and 12.6% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median household income was $19,104 and the median family income was $22,891. Males had a median income of $23,080 and females $19,327. The per capita income was $10,356. About 16.0% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.6% of those under age 18 and 24.7% of those age 65 or over.