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Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Southwest) PUMA, VA

172,002 Population
2,551.8 square miles 67.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.5 ±1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,233 ±$2,246 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $50,866 ±$378
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$71,936 ±$4,919 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Virginia: $92,090 ±$831
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.2% ±1.6% (16,583  ±2,673) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 9.8% 835,556 (±0.3% / ±26,795)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.6 minutes ±0.5 (1,639,650  ±49,691) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

71,487 ±1,651 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,449,307 ±12,826
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (162,912  ±1,872) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,575,268
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.2% ±1.7% (1,623  ±681) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 5.1% 105,908 (±0.3% / ±5,796)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

79,059 ±1,566 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,746,211 ±965
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$295,100 ±$12,867 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $403,500 ±$3,411
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.4% ±2.2% (22,955  ±3,833.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 12.5% 1,085,848 (±0.3% / ±28,420.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.3% ±4% (116,384  ±5,383.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.7% 5,606,143 (±0.6% / ±39,643.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
29.6% ±2.4% (36,904  ±3,001.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 43.3% 2,649,382 (±0.4% / ±26,359.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

5.1% ±0.6% (8,310  ±915.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Virginia: 17.4% 1,432,901 (±0.1% / ±11,136.7)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

3% ±0.9% (5,066  ±1,576) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Virginia: 13.6% 1,193,581
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.1% ±1.2% (10,127  ±1,689) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 8.9% 602,994 (±0.2% / ±11,787)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
10,127 Total veterans ±1,689 9,249 Male ±1,668 878 Female ±366

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