Horntown, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

466

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

65.6

5.07% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

48.5%

28.3% 1-year increase

2018 Median Household Income

$36,392

2.18% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$144,500

Population & Diversity

Horntown, VA is home to a population of 466 people, from which 99.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.858% of Horntown, VA residents were born outside of the country (4 people).

In 2024, there were 5.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (361 people) in Horntown, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 70 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 33 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Horntown, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Horntown, VA was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Horntown, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
361 ± 262
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
70 ± 97
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
33 ± 52

0.429%

Hispanic Population

2 people

0.429% of the people in Horntown, VA are hispanic (2 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Horntown, 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

0.858%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

4 people

0.418%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2 people

As of 2024, 0.858% of Horntown, VA residents (4 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 Horntown, VA was 0.418%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

62 ± 98

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Horntown, VA was $144,500 in 2024, which is 0.434 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $138,000 to $144,500, a 4.71% increase. The homeownership rate in Horntown, VA is 76.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

Housing

Property

$144,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$78,924

$210

Median Property Taxes

±$162

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 Horntown, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$36,392

Median Household Income

± $11,628

276

Number of Households

± 189

In 2018, the median household income of the 276 households in Horntown, VA grew to $36,392 from the previous year's value of $35,614.

The following chart displays the households in Horntown, 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 $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Horntown, 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

Carpooled (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Horntown, VA carpooled to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

48.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Horntown, VA (226 out of 466 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Horntown, 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

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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