In 2021, Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Southwest) PUMA, VA had a population of 168k people with a median age of 43.3 and a median household income of $59,634. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Southwest) PUMA, VA grew from 165,574 to 167,526, a 1.18% increase and its median household income grew from $56,297 to $59,634, a 5.93% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Southwest) PUMA, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (86%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.13%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.44%), White (Hispanic) (2.08%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.06%).
4.59% of the households in Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Southwest) PUMA, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
98.3% of the residents in Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Southwest) PUMA, VA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Southwest) PUMA, VA are Blue Ridge Community College (231536) (1,146 degrees awarded in 2021), Washington and Lee University (703 degrees), and Mary Baldwin University (421 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Southwest) PUMA, VA was $209,500, and the homeownership rate was 70.7%.
Most people in Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Southwest) PUMA, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Southwest) PUMA, VA was 2 cars per household.
Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Southwest) PUMA, VA borders Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA, Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (South & East) PUMA, VA, Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (North) PUMA, VA, Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA, Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Northeast) PUMA, VA, Randolph, Upshur, Barbour, Lewis, Hardy, Grant, Pendleton & Tucker Counties PUMA, WV, and Greenbrier, Nicholas, Summers, Monroe & Pocahontas Counties PUMA, WV.