2024 population: 128,481 ( 3,045 from 2020)
Land area: 1002.0 square miles
Population density: 128.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	106,608	82.98%	0.3%
Black:	9,664	7.52%	5.3%
Indian:	360	0.28%	18.0%
Asian:	1,494	1.16%	17.2%
2+ races:	2,944	2.29%	12.3%
Hispanic:	7,411	5.77%	29.2%

Total non-White:	21,873	17.02%	14.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,041	10.0
Deaths:	6,913	13.8
Net Migration:	4,202	8.4
Net Immigration:	694	1.4

Change in White population:	286	0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,759	2.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
125,436
106,322	84.76%
9,177	7.32%
305	0.24%
1,275	1.02%
2,622	2.09%
5,735	4.57%
19,114	15.24%

2010
118,502
104,299	88.01%
7,916	6.68%
232	0.20%
722	0.61%
1,828	1.54%
3,375	2.85%
14,203	11.99%

2000
108,988
98,190	90.09%
7,594	6.97%
192	0.18%
425	0.39%
953	0.87%
1,528	1.40%
10,798	9.91%

1990
97,687
89,627	91.75%
6,914	7.08%
144	0.15%
350	0.36%
n/a
652	0.67%
8,060	8.25%

1980
90,918
83,984	92.37%
5,999	6.60%
106	0.12%
233	0.26%
n/a
540	0.59%
6,934	7.63%

1970
85,431
79,381	92.92%
5,631	6.59%
52	0.06%
90	0.11%
n/a
250	0.29%
6,050	7.08%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
11,545	9.7
12,227	10.3
4,284	3.6
1,059	0.9

2,023	1.7
4,911	4.1

Number	Rate
2000's
12,115	11.1
10,361	9.5
7,383	6.8
589	0.5

6,109	5.6
3,405	3.1

Number	Rate
1990's
12,047	12.3
9,903	10.1
5,307	5.4
353	0.4

8,563	8.8
2,738	2.8

Number	Rate
1980's
11,761	12.9
8,766	9.6
0	0.0
n/a

5,643	6.2
1,126	1.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
709	0.8
n/a

4,603	5.4
884	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Staunton, VA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.9
24,375	9.6%
229,542	90.4%
26,102	10.3%

50,551
2.37

32,156	63.6%
23,728	73.8%
3,161	9.8%
18,395	36.4%

2010
Number	Percent
42.0
25,266	21.3%
93,236	78.7%
20,096	17.0%

47,899
2.39

32,370	67.6%
24,834	76.7%
2,879	8.9%
15,529	32.4%

2000
Number	Percent
39.3
24,907	22.9%
84,081	77.1%
16,158	14.8%

42,856
2.43

30,307	70.7%
24,444	80.7%
2,485	8.2%
12,549	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
35.6
22,711	23.2%
74,976	76.8%
13,429	13.7%

36,912
2.52

27,243	73.8%
22,651	83.1%
1,833	6.7%
9,669	26.2%

1980
Number	Percent
32.7
23,775	26.1%
67,143	73.9%
11,029	12.1%

31,831
2.75

24,867	78.1%
21,439	86.2%
1,348	5.4%
6,964	21.9%

2022 Housing Data for Staunton, VA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,138	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,170	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,787	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,077	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,943	5.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,863	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,042	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,240	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,929	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,706	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,660	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,299	14.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,849	11.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,907	7.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,532	7.0%
$200,000 or more	2,409	4.8%

Median Household Income	68,132
Per Capita Income	34,392

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,801	3.6%
Public Assistance	1,218	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,181	10.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	54,416	73.6%
Unemployed	2,096	2.8%
In Armed Forces	194	0.3%

Total Labor Force	56,706	76.7%
Not in Labor Force	17,220	23.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	21,902	18,683	54.0%
Non-Profit	1,512	3,248	31.8%
Self-Employed	3,304	1,739	65.5%

Local Government	1,929	3,056	38.7%
State Government	1,692	2,393	41.4%
Federal Government	643	572	52.9%

Total Private + Self	25,206	20,422	55.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,776	9,269	38.4%
Total	30,982	29,691	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	17.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,829	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,484	20.5%
Professional, Technical	13,820	22.7%
Service Occupations	10,341	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	605	1.0%
All others	16,361	26.9%

White Collar		56.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	9,616	15.8%
Manufacturing	8,355	13.7%
Retail trade	7,615	12.5%
Educational services	5,750	9.5%
Construction	4,022	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	3,901	6.4%
Other services	3,417	5.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,072	5.0%
Public administration	2,760	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	2,718	4.5%
Wholesale trade	1,855	3.0%
Finance and insurance	1,852	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,703	2.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,389	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,103	1.8%
Information	672	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	552	0.9%
Utilities	340	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	97	0.2%
Management	46	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,055	2.44%
Puerto Rican	788	0.63%
Cuban	173	0.14%
Dominican	78	0.06%

Total Central American	851	0.68%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	103	0.08%
Honduran	310	0.25%
Nicaraguan	26	0.02%
Panamanian	44	0.04%
Salvadoran	368	0.29%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	489	0.39%
Argentinean	71	0.06%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	131	0.10%
Ecuadorian	25	0.02%
Paraguayan	7	0.01%
Peruvian	82	0.07%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	173	0.14%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	268	0.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	288	0.23%
Japanese	190	0.15%
Korean	161	0.13%
Indian	139	0.11%
Filipino	138	0.11%
Chinese	101	0.08%
Thai	46	0.04%
Laotian	9	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	112,721	94.7%
Spanish	3,990	3.4%
Other Indo-European	383	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	356	0.3%
Vietnamese	299	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	281	0.2%
Other Asian	269	0.2%
German, other Germanic	228	0.2%
Other	167	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	20,260	16.2%
English	16,907	13.5%
Irish	12,063	9.6%
American	10,520	8.4%
Italian	4,040	3.2%
Scotch-Irish	3,383	2.7%
European	2,887	2.3%
Scottish	2,533	2.0%
French	1,704	1.4%
Polish	1,381	1.1%
Dutch	1,059	0.8%
Swedish	862	0.7%
Swiss	781	0.6%
Welsh	761	0.6%
British	627	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	123,023	98.1%
Not a citizen	2,332	1.9%

Native	121,058	96.6%
Foreign-born	4,297	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,201	3.5%	5,812	6.4%	34,099	37.4%	24,408	26.7%	14,938	16.4%	8,804	9.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,201	3.5%
9-12 Years	5,812	6.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,099	37.4%
Some College	24,408	26.7%
Bach. Degree	14,938	16.4%
Grad Degree	8,804	9.6%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	99,792	95,684	4,108	4.1%
1991	101,154	95,212	5,942	5.9%
1992	101,602	95,210	6,392	6.3%
1993	100,186	95,108	5,078	5.1%
1994	100,212	94,954	5,258	5.2%
1995	100,780	95,240	5,540	5.5%
1996	100,434	96,310	4,124	4.1%
1997	102,716	99,456	3,260	3.2%
1998	103,634	101,288	2,346	2.3%
1999	105,746	103,248	2,498	2.4%

2000	110,804	108,498	2,306	2.1%
2001	112,640	109,234	3,406	3.0%
2002	114,040	109,552	4,488	3.9%
2003	114,452	109,988	4,464	3.9%
2004	112,154	108,138	4,016	3.6%
2005	114,906	110,896	4,010	3.5%
2006	115,826	112,292	3,534	3.1%
2007	117,826	114,176	3,650	3.1%
2008	120,234	115,080	5,154	4.3%
2009	122,590	113,878	8,712	7.1%

2010	118,474	109,258	9,216	7.8%
2011	119,042	110,986	8,056	6.8%
2012	117,642	110,574	7,068	6.0%
2013	117,784	111,478	6,306	5.4%
2014	118,328	112,642	5,686	4.8%
2015	117,396	112,456	4,940	4.2%
2016	117,822	113,424	4,398	3.7%
2017	118,604	114,438	4,166	3.5%
2018	119,222	115,886	3,336	2.8%
2019	121,690	118,684	3,006	2.5%

2020	119,986	113,652	6,334	5.3%
2021	118,902	114,836	4,066	3.4%
2022	122,842	119,532	3,310	2.7%
2023	127,094	123,792	3,302	2.6%
2024	130,974	127,608	3,366	2.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	55,256
Median Value	$248,988

Occupied	50,551	91.5%
Vacant	4,705	8.5%

Owned	35,607	70.4%
Rented	14,944	29.6%
Median Rent	$991

Single-Family Units	43,543	78.8%
Detached	41,877	75.8%
Attached	1,666	3.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,042	10.9%
Mobile Homes	3,091	5.6%

Staunton, VA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Staunton, VA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Staunton, VA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Staunton, VA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Staunton, VA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Staunton, VA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Staunton, VA Metro Area