Mantua, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

8,298

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.7

1.98% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

2.79%

25.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$213,047

7.78% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1M

Population & Diversity

Mantua, VA is home to a population of 8.3k people, from which 90% are citizens.

As of 2024, 24.8% of Mantua, VA residents were born outside of the country (2.06k people).

In 2024, there were 3.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.54k people) in Mantua, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.45k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 361 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90%

2024 Citizenship

89.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90% of Mantua, VA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mantua, VA was 89.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mantua, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.54k ± 1k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.45k ± 492
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
361 ± 211

7.82%

Hispanic Population

649 people

7.82% of the people in Mantua, VA are hispanic (649 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mantua, 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

24.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.06k people

24.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.79k people

As of 2024, 24.8% of Mantua, VA residents (2.06k 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 Mantua, VA was 24.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
309 ± 137
Vietnam
66 ± 59
Korea
33 ± 37

Mantua, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 4.68 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Mantua, VA employs 4.23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mantua, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,282 people), Educational Services (575 people), and Public Administration (444 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($188,672), Finance & Insurance ($182,581), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($176,250).

Employment

Occupations

4.23k

2024 Value

± 592

9.09%

1 Year growth

± 18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mantua, VA grew at a rate of 9.09%, from 3.87k employees to 4.23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mantua, VA, are Management Occupations (682 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (616 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (509 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mantua, 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

4.23k

2024 Value

± 592

9.09%

1 Year growth

± 18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mantua, VA grew at a rate of 9.09%, from 3.87k employees to 4.23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mantua, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,282 people), Educational Services (575 people), and Public Administration (444 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mantua, VA, though some of these residents may live in Mantua, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$133,152

Median earning men ± $31,616

$97,279

Median earning women ± $25,994

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($210,000), Public Administration ($184,962), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($182,728).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($157,522), Public Administration ($124,627), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($109,407).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mantua, VA was $1M in 2024, which is 3.01 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $947,700 to $1M, a 5.65% increase. The homeownership rate in Mantua, VA is 77.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mantua, VA have an average commute time of 27.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mantua, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1M

Median Property Value 2024

±$60,949

$2,062

Median Property Taxes

±$317

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

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

Rent vs Own

77.5%

Homeownership

2024

63.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.5% of the housing units in Mantua, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mantua, 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.

$213,047

Median Household Income

± $25,939

2.66k

Number of Households

± 386

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.66k households in Mantua, VA grew to $213,047 from the previous year's value of $197,677.

The following chart displays the households in Mantua, 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 Mantua, 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 (54.6%)
Worked At Home (27.5%)
Carpooled (11.5%)

In 2024, 54.6% of workers in Mantua, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.5%) and those who carpooled to work (11.5%).

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

27.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mantua, VA have a longer commute time (27.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.516% of the workforce in Mantua, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.79% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mantua, VA (229 out of 8.2k 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 Males 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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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