Chilhowie is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,610 people and two associated neighborhoods, Chilhowie is the 236th largest community in Virginia.

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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Chilhowie has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Chilhowie a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small town, Chilhowie does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Chilhowie are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.33% of adults in Chilhowie having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Chilhowie in 2022 was $26,786, which is low income relative to Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,144 for a family of four. However, Chilhowie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Chilhowie is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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 English, Irish, German, British, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Chilhowie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.