Greenbriar, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

8,243

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

4.73%

14.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$142,634

6.22% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$662,500

5.56% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

4,174

Population & Diversity

Greenbriar, VA is home to a population of 8.24k people, from which 80.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 31.7% of Greenbriar, VA residents were born outside of the country (2.61k people).

In 2024, there were 2.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.24k people) in Greenbriar, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.97k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 599 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

80.6%

2024 Citizenship

85.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 80.6% of Greenbriar, VA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Greenbriar, VA was 85.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Greenbriar, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.24k ± 586
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.97k ± 413
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
599 ± 309

13.6%

Hispanic Population

1.12k people

13.6% of the people in Greenbriar, VA are hispanic (1.12k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Greenbriar, 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

31.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.61k people

26.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.1k people

As of 2024, 31.7% of Greenbriar, VA residents (2.61k 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 Greenbriar, VA was 26.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
271 ± 128
Vietnam
153 ± 80
Gulf War (1990s)
125 ± 76

Greenbriar, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.77 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Greenbriar, VA employs 4.17k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Greenbriar, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (972 people), Educational Services (467 people), and Finance & Insurance (452 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($136,744), Finance & Insurance ($132,885), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($128,086).

Employment

Occupations

4.17k

2024 Value

± 509

1.61%

1 Year growth

± 17.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Greenbriar, VA grew at a rate of 1.61%, from 4.11k employees to 4.17k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Greenbriar, VA, are Computer & Mathematical Occupations (988 people), Management Occupations (569 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (450 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Greenbriar, 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

4.17k

2024 Value

± 509

1.61%

1 Year growth

± 17.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Greenbriar, VA grew at a rate of 1.61%, from 4.11k employees to 4.17k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Greenbriar, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (972 people), Educational Services (467 people), and Finance & Insurance (452 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Greenbriar, VA, though some of these residents may live in Greenbriar, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$91,993

Median earning men ± $19,908

$75,035

Median earning women ± $24,439

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($137,132), Public Administration ($136,903), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($110,353).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($111,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,694), and Manufacturing ($87,011).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Greenbriar, VA was $662,500 in 2024, which is 1.99 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $627,600 to $662,500, a 5.56% increase. The homeownership rate in Greenbriar, VA is 66.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Greenbriar, VA have an average commute time of 29.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Greenbriar, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$662,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$34,138

$2,007

Median Property Taxes

±$273

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 Greenbriar, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

66.7%

Homeownership

2024

68.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.7% of the housing units in Greenbriar, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Greenbriar, 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.

$142,634

Median Household Income

± $20,967

3.01k

Number of Households

± 439

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.01k households in Greenbriar, VA grew to $142,634 from the previous year's value of $134,284.

The following chart displays the households in Greenbriar, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Greenbriar, 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 (61%)
Worked At Home (24%)
Public Transit (8.5%)

In 2024, 61% of workers in Greenbriar, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24%) and those who used public transit to get to work (8.5%).

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

29.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Greenbriar, VA have a longer commute time (29.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.75% of the workforce in Greenbriar, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.73% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Greenbriar, VA (390 out of 8.24k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Greenbriar, VA is Asian, followed by White 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

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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