Cave Spring, VA

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2023 Population

26,014

0.00384% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

42.3

3.42% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

6.69%

11.6% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$85,314

2.13% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$296,700

8.17% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

13,411

1.14% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Cave Spring, VA had a population of 26k people with a median age of 42.3 and a median household income of $85,314. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Cave Spring, VA grew from 26,013 to 26,014, a 0.00384% increase and its median household income grew from $83,538 to $85,314, a 2.13% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cave Spring, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (81.6%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (7.05%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.76%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.8%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.66%).

None of the households in Cave Spring, 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.

95.5% of the residents in Cave Spring, VA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Cave Spring, VA are Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke (0 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Cave Spring, VA was $296,700, and the homeownership rate was 70%.

Most people in Cave Spring, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Cave Spring, VA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cave Spring, VA is home to a population of 26k people, from which 95.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 11.1% of Cave Spring, VA residents were born outside of the country (2.89k people).

In 2023, there were 11.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (21.2k people) in Cave Spring, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.83k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 979 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.5%

2023 Citizenship

95%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 95.5% of Cave Spring, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Cave Spring, VA was 95%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cave Spring, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cave Spring, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
21.2k ± 1.21k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.83k ± 373
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
979 ± 437

4.2%

Hispanic Population

1.09k people

4.2% of the people in Cave Spring, VA are hispanic (1.09k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Cave Spring, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
107,605 ± 8,003 people
India
98,735 ± 7,670 people
Mexico
59,855 ± 5,986 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 107,605 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,735 and Mexico with 59,855.

Foreign-Born Population

11.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.89k people

10.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.83k people

As of 2023, 11.1% of Cave Spring, VA residents (2.89k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cave Spring, VA was 10.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cave Spring, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
460 ± 130
Gulf War (2001-)
346 ± 166
Gulf War (1990s)
300 ± 155

Cave Spring, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.33 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Cave Spring, VA employs 13.4k people. The largest industries in Cave Spring, VA are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,507 people), Educational Services (1,496 people), and Retail Trade (1,246 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($86,395), Wholesale Trade ($85,804), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,857).

Males in Virginia have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $69,674. The income inequality in Virginia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.475, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

13.4k

2023 Value

± 980

−1.14%

1 Year decline

± 10.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Cave Spring, VA declined at a rate of −1.14%, from 13.6k employees to 13.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cave Spring, VA, are Management Occupations (1,617 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,586 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (1,307 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cave Spring, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

13.4k

2023 Value

± 980

−1.14%

1 Year decline

± 10.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Cave Spring, VA declined at a rate of −1.14%, from 13.6k employees to 13.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cave Spring, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,507 people), Educational Services (1,496 people), and Retail Trade (1,246 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cave Spring, VA, though some of these residents may live in Cave Spring, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,137

Median earning men ± $6,043

$48,228

Median earning women ± $5,828

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($88,900), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,953), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,097).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($101,379), Construction ($85,078), and Manufacturing ($59,583).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Cave Spring, VA. Showing the available data for Virginia.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (51.8%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
Republican Party
Other (0.905%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Virginia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Cave Spring, VA are Hispanic or Latino (0 and NaNM%), followed by Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and NaNM%), Unknown (0 and NaNM%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (0 and NaNM%).

The largest universities in Cave Spring, VA by number of degrees awarded are Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke (0 and NaNM%).

The most popular majors in Cave Spring, VA are Registered Nursing (0 and NaNM%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 173 students enrolled in Cave Spring, VA, 8.67% men and 91.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 96 records, of which 91.7% were women and 8.33% men.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Cave Spring, VA was Registered Nursing with 0 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Cave Spring, VA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

0 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke with 0 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cave Spring, VA, which is NaNM times more than the 0 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 0 degrees mean that there were NaNM times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, with 0 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 2-year ($15,660) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($200) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

Measure

In 2022, 0.884% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.904% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.71M), Bachelors Degree (1.47M), and Some college (1.4M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cave Spring, VA was $296,700 in 2023, which is 0.978 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $274,300 to $296,700, a 8.17% increase. The homeownership rate in Cave Spring, VA is 70%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Cave Spring, VA have an average commute time of 20.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cave Spring, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Cave Spring, VA is $85,314. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Cave Spring, VA was Census Tract 307.01 with a value of $101,170, followed by Census Tract 308.02 and Census Tract 309, with respective values of $86,857 and $86,290.

Housing

Property

$296,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$11,178

$7,678

Median Property Taxes

±$700

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cave Spring, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cave Spring, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70%

Homeownership

2023

68.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 70% of the housing units in Cave Spring, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cave Spring, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 307.01
Census Tract 308.02
Census Tract 309

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Cave Spring, VA was Census Tract 307.01 with a value of $101,170, followed by Census Tract 308.02 and Census Tract 309, with respective values of $86,857 and $86,290.

The following map shows all of the places in Cave Spring, VA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$85,314

Median Household Income

± $4,098

11k

Number of Households

± 828

In 2023, the median household income of the 11k households in Cave Spring, VA grew to $85,314 from the previous year's value of $83,538.

The following chart displays the households in Cave Spring, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cave Spring, VA is from Virginia.

0.475

2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2022, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.164% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (75.3%)
Worked At Home (16.1%)
Carpooled (6.75%)

In 2023, 75.3% of workers in Cave Spring, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.1%) and those who carpooled to work (6.75%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cave Spring, VA have a shorter commute time (20.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.46% of the workforce in Cave Spring, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cave Spring, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cave Spring, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cave Spring, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.69% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cave Spring, VA (1.74k out of 26k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cave Spring, VA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.5% of the population of Cave Spring, VA has health coverage, with 58.6% on employee plans, 9.2% on Medicaid, 15.5% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 1.52% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Roanoke County, VA see 762 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.263% increase from the previous year (760 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1073 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 344 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Roanoke County, VA.

762 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Roanoke County, VA

Primary care physicians in Roanoke County, VA see an average of 762 patients per year. This represents a 0.263% increase from the previous year (760 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Roanoke County, VA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.3% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.47%

Uninsured

58.6%

Employer Coverage

9.2%

Medicaid

15.5%

Medicare

10.7%

Non-Group

1.52%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cave Spring, VA declined by 19.6% from 5.56% to 4.47%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cave Spring, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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