Central Garage, VA

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,864
US Senator
Mark Warner
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tim Kaine
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
46.2
5.52% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
12.2%
2.39% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$87,750
17.1% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$294,000
6.02% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,180
29% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Central Garage, 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.

99.1% of the residents in Central Garage, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Central Garage, VA was $294,000, and the homeownership rate was 76%.

Most people in Central Garage, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 40 minutes. The average car ownership in Central Garage, VA was 1 car per household.

Population & Diversity

Central Garage, VA is home to a population of 1.86k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.49% of Central Garage, VA residents were born outside of the country (121 people).

In 2024, there were 4.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.33k people) in Central Garage, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 277 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 73 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
99%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Central Garage, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Central Garage, VA was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Central Garage, VA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.33k ± 458
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    277 ± 227
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    73 ± 98
5.79%
Hispanic Population
108 people

In 2024, there were 4.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.33k people) in Central Garage, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 277 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 73 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.79% of the people in Central Garage, VA are hispanic (108 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Central Garage, VA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.
Most Common Origin
  1. El Salvador
    107,827 ± 8,012 people
  2. India
    97,961 ± 7,641 people
  3. Mexico
    63,695 ± 6,173 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 107,827 Virginia residents, followed by India with 97,961 and Mexico with 63,695.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.49%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
121 people
5.06%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
69 people

As of 2024, 6.49% of Central Garage, VA residents (121 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Central Garage, VA was 5.06%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    150 ± 134
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    46 ± 63
  3. Vietnam
    3 ± 21

Central Garage, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.26 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Central Garage, VA employs 1.18k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Central Garage, VA were Retail Trade (322 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (207 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (166 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,430), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,390), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,536).

Occupations

1.18k
2024 Value
± 308
29%
1 Year growth
± 30.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Central Garage, VA grew at a rate of 29%, from 915 employees to 1.18k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Central Garage, VA, are Sales & Related Occupations (269 people), Production Occupations (148 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (125 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Central Garage, VA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Employment by Industries

1.18k
2024 Value
± 308
29%
1 Year growth
± 30.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Central Garage, VA grew at a rate of 29%, from 915 employees to 1.18k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Central Garage, VA, are Retail Trade (322 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (207 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (166 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Central Garage, VA, though some of these residents may live in Central Garage, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$52,659
Median earning men ± $7,977
$54,966
Median earning women ± $7,718

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($111,176), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,496), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,773).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,810) and Retail Trade ($41,563).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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.

US Senators from Virginia

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Mark Warner
Senator from Virginia2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009
Tim Kaine
Senator from Virginia1
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Central Garage, VA was $294,000 in 2024, which is 0.884 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $277,300 to $294,000, a 6.02% increase. The homeownership rate in Central Garage, VA is 76%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Central Garage, VA have an average commute time of 40 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Central Garage, VA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Property

$294,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$27,887
$616
Median Property Taxes
±$212

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 Central Garage, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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Rent vs Own

76%
Homeownership
2024
49.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76% of the housing units in Central Garage, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.1%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$87,750
Median Household Income
± $38,301
811
Number of Households
± 246

In 2024, the median household income of the 811 households in Central Garage, VA grew to $87,750 from the previous year's value of $74,911.

The following chart displays the households in Central Garage, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Central Garage, VA is from Virginia.
0.472
2023 Wage GINI in Virginia
0.475
2022 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2023, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.599% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (86.5%)
  2. Carpooled (6.32%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.79%)

In 2024, 86.5% of workers in Central Garage, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.32%) and those who worked at home (4.79%).

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.

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Commute Time

40 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Central Garage, VA have a longer commute time (40 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.26% of the workforce in Central Garage, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Central Garage, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Central Garage, VA have 1 car.

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Poverty & Diversity

12.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Central Garage, VA (227 out of 1.86k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Central Garage, VA is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

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.

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Health

97.8% of the population of Central Garage, VA has health coverage, with 63.8% on employee plans, 11.8% on Medicaid, 8.96% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Virginia see 1,341 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,341 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1329 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 379 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.9% were men and 46.1% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 13.5% under 18 years, 28.3% between 18 and 34 years, 46.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.9% were men and 46.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.2%
Uninsured
63.8%
Employer Coverage
11.8%
Medicaid
8.96%
Medicare
13.2%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Central Garage, VA grew by 15.4% from 1.91% to 2.2%.

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