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Staunton city, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Staunton city, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Staunton is a small independent city of 25,765 residents that grew 5.4% over the past five years, with housing costs remaining relatively contained at a median home value of $239,300 and median rent of $993 per month. The workforce of roughly 60.3% labor force participation skews toward mid-career workers (median age 39.9), with 35.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $39,933. An unemployment rate of 5.0% and poverty rate of 12.6% sit slightly above typical urban averages, while a mean commute of 22.0 minutes reflects the city's compact, self-contained character.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

25,765

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,581

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.4% since 2018

Staunton city added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,567 (79.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,816 (10.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,243 (4.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race484 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone408 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone361 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish809
  2. 2.Other Indo-European201
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic136
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island117
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)97

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,741

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$35,941

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,725
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,554
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,310
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,118
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,103

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,937
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,262
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,199
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,834
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations827

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.33×)1,432
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.26×)3,605
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.09×)1,454
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.07×)622
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.05×)609

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$239,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$993/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

60.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,422 (20.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,254 (18.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,088 (15.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999790 (11.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999498 (7.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999458 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,933

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,944 (75.7%)
  • Carpooled1,155 (9.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,042 (8.8%)
  • Walked465 (3.9%)
  • Bicycle63 (0.5%)
  • Other57 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.