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Shenandoah County, VA

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

AI Overview

Shenandoah County is a rural Virginia county of 44,630 residents anchored by agriculture and light manufacturing, with a median household income of $67,191 and median worker earnings of $39,752 — both well below state norms but supported by low housing costs, with a median home value of $265,800 and median gross rent of $968 per month. The workforce numbers roughly 26,000 participants at a 59.1% participation rate, with 89.0% holding a high school diploma but only 21.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, reflecting a blue-collar occupational base. The county posted 3.7% population growth over five years, carries a 3.9% unemployment rate, and a 73.3% homeownership rate points to a predominantly settled, owner-occupying residential base.

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

Population

44,630

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,191

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.7% since 2018

Shenandoah County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone38,352 (85.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,106 (4.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,464 (3.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,368 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,007 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone554 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,025
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)171
  3. 3.Other Indo-European163
  4. 4.Korean128
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,339

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,098

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$35,360

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,778
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,764
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,732
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,056
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,919

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,588
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,178
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,918
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,640
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,672

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.73×)567
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.49×)3,047
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.34×)1,908
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.16×)1,129
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)2,573

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$265,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$968/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9993,172 (24.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,878 (14.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,854 (14.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,398 (10.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,200 (9.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999665 (5.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,752

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone16,213 (78.2%)
  • Worked At Home1,919 (9.3%)
  • Carpooled1,871 (9.0%)
  • Walked457 (2.2%)
  • Other254 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit13 (0.1%)

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.