Front Royal, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

15,296

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.7

0.266% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.3%

3.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$64,838

1.27% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$314,400

Population & Diversity

Front Royal, VA is home to a population of 15.3k people, from which 95.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.89% of Front Royal, VA residents were born outside of the country (1.05k people).

In 2024, there were 8.09 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.2k people) in Front Royal, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.38k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 629 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.4%

2024 Citizenship

94.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.4% of Front Royal, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Front Royal, VA was 94.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Front Royal, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.2k ± 452
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.38k ± 290
Other (Hispanic)
629 ± 282

9.38%

Hispanic Population

1.44k people

9.38% of the people in Front Royal, VA are hispanic (1.44k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Front Royal, 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
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

6.89%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.05k people

7.54%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.14k people

As of 2024, 6.89% of Front Royal, VA residents (1.05k 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 Front Royal, VA was 7.54%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
398 ± 149
Gulf War (2001-)
303 ± 138
Gulf War (1990s)
123 ± 77

Front Royal, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Front Royal, VA.

Economy

The economy of Front Royal, VA employs 7.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Front Royal, VA were Retail Trade (1,151 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (888 people), and Construction (879 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($110,196), Public Administration ($108,125), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($63,906).

Employment

Occupations

7.3k

2024 Value

± 700

0.913%

1 Year growth

± 13.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Front Royal, VA grew at a rate of 0.913%, from 7.23k employees to 7.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Front Royal, VA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (821 people), Management Occupations (672 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (662 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Front Royal, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

7.3k

2024 Value

± 700

0.913%

1 Year growth

± 13.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Front Royal, VA grew at a rate of 0.913%, from 7.23k employees to 7.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Front Royal, VA, are Retail Trade (1,151 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (888 people), and Construction (879 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Front Royal, VA, though some of these residents may live in Front Royal, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,965

Median earning men ± $6,677

$29,932

Median earning women ± $6,520

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($108,125), Information ($102,670), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,139).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($110,929), Public Administration ($95,000), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,205).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Front Royal, VA was $314,400 in 2024, which is 0.945 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $284,900 to $314,400, a 10.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Front Royal, VA is 58.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Front Royal, VA have an average commute time of 32.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Front Royal, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$314,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,262

$3,481

Median Property Taxes

±$448

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

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

Rent vs Own

58.2%

Homeownership

2024

71.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 58.2% of the housing units in Front Royal, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.5%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$64,838

Median Household Income

± $8,242

5.98k

Number of Households

± 604

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.98k households in Front Royal, VA grew to $64,838 from the previous year's value of $64,025.

The following chart displays the households in Front Royal, 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 Front Royal, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (76.2%)
Carpooled (10.9%)
Worked At Home (8.86%)

In 2024, 76.2% of workers in Front Royal, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.9%) and those who worked at home (8.86%).

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

32.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Front Royal, VA have a longer commute time (32.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.11% of the workforce in Front Royal, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Front Royal, VA (2.15k out of 15k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Front Royal, VA is White, followed by Black and Asian.

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

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

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

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