Grottoes, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,961

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.7

4.2% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.02%

15.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$100,291

18.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$275,700

Population & Diversity

Grottoes, VA is home to a population of 2.96k people, from which 97.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.78% of Grottoes, VA residents were born outside of the country (112 people).

In 2024, there were 7.98 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.39k people) in Grottoes, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 299 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 161 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.9% of Grottoes, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Grottoes, VA was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Grottoes, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.39k ± 261
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
299 ± 198
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
161 ± 189

6.21%

Hispanic Population

184 people

6.21% of the people in Grottoes, VA are hispanic (184 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Grottoes, 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

3.78%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

112 people

2.73%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

80 people

As of 2024, 3.78% of Grottoes, VA residents (112 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 Grottoes, VA was 2.73%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
69 ± 70
Gulf War (1990s)
44 ± 50

Grottoes, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.57 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Grottoes, VA employs 1.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Grottoes, VA were Retail Trade (339 people), Manufacturing (272 people), and Educational Services (187 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($88,492), Manufacturing ($70,278), and Construction ($56,250).

Employment

Occupations

1.8k

2024 Value

± 329

0.278%

1 Year growth

± 24.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grottoes, VA grew at a rate of 0.278%, from 1.8k employees to 1.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Grottoes, VA, are Sales & Related Occupations (260 people), Management Occupations (223 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (199 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Grottoes, 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

1.8k

2024 Value

± 329

0.278%

1 Year growth

± 24.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grottoes, VA grew at a rate of 0.278%, from 1.8k employees to 1.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grottoes, VA, are Retail Trade (339 people), Manufacturing (272 people), and Educational Services (187 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Grottoes, VA, though some of these residents may live in Grottoes, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,486

Median earning men ± $5,704

$32,933

Median earning women ± $6,928

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($88,492), Manufacturing ($71,173), and Retail Trade ($60,897).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,018), and Manufacturing ($45,368).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Grottoes, VA was $275,700 in 2024, which is 0.829 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $267,500 to $275,700, a 3.07% increase. The homeownership rate in Grottoes, VA is 81%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Grottoes, VA have an average commute time of 23.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Grottoes, VA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$275,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,089

$927

Median Property Taxes

±$223

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

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

Rent vs Own

81%

Homeownership

2024

67.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81% of the housing units in Grottoes, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Grottoes, 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.

$100,291

Median Household Income

± $15,489

1.15k

Number of Households

± 231

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.15k households in Grottoes, VA grew to $100,291 from the previous year's value of $84,508.

The following chart displays the households in Grottoes, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Grottoes, 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 (80.4%)
Carpooled (16.3%)
Worked At Home (3.37%)

In 2024, 80.4% of workers in Grottoes, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.3%) and those who worked at home (3.37%).

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

23.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Grottoes, VA have a shorter commute time (23.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.38% of the workforce in Grottoes, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Grottoes, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Grottoes, VA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.02% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Grottoes, VA (267 out of 2.96k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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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