Massanutten, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,261

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

53.7

0.75% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

1.95%

10.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$108,207

1.18% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$396,900

Population & Diversity

Massanutten, VA is home to a population of 2.26k people, from which 90.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 12.2% of Massanutten, VA residents were born outside of the country (276 people).

In 2024, there were 5.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.78k people) in Massanutten, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 307 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 65 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.8%

2024 Citizenship

93.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.8% of Massanutten, VA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Massanutten, VA was 93.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Massanutten, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.78k ± 270
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
307 ± 229
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
65 ± 57

16.9%

Hispanic Population

381 people

16.9% of the people in Massanutten, VA are hispanic (381 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Massanutten, 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

12.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

276 people

8.67%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

192 people

As of 2024, 12.2% of Massanutten, VA residents (276 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 Massanutten, VA was 8.67%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
82 ± 55
Gulf War (2001-)
45 ± 37
Gulf War (1990s)
38 ± 31

Massanutten, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.82 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Massanutten, VA employs 1.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Massanutten, VA were Educational Services (459 people), Retail Trade (162 people), and Manufacturing (139 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($125,568), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($115,341), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,818).

Employment

Occupations

1.3k

2024 Value

± 246

4.86%

1 Year growth

± 25.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Massanutten, VA grew at a rate of 4.86%, from 1.24k employees to 1.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Massanutten, VA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (220 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (187 people), and Management Occupations (170 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Massanutten, 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

1.3k

2024 Value

± 246

4.86%

1 Year growth

± 25.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Massanutten, VA grew at a rate of 4.86%, from 1.24k employees to 1.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Massanutten, VA, are Educational Services (459 people), Retail Trade (162 people), and Manufacturing (139 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Massanutten, VA, though some of these residents may live in Massanutten, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,256

Median earning men ± $3,406

$63,333

Median earning women ± $9,187

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($116,023), Manufacturing ($84,861), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,601).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($142,604), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,795), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,402).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Massanutten, VA was $396,900 in 2024, which is 1.19 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $368,700 to $396,900, a 7.65% increase. The homeownership rate in Massanutten, VA is 93.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Massanutten, VA have an average commute time of 25.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Massanutten, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$396,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$27,862

$882

Median Property Taxes

±$182

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

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

Rent vs Own

93.3%

Homeownership

2024

67.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 93.3% of the housing units in Massanutten, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 94.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Massanutten, 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.

$108,207

Median Household Income

± $12,970

945

Number of Households

± 188

In 2024, the median household income of the 945 households in Massanutten, VA grew to $108,207 from the previous year's value of $106,944.

The following chart displays the households in Massanutten, 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 Massanutten, 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 (81.1%)
Worked At Home (12.3%)
Carpooled (6.6%)

In 2024, 81.1% of workers in Massanutten, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.3%) and those who carpooled to work (6.6%).

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

25.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Massanutten, VA have a shorter commute time (25.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.86% of the workforce in Massanutten, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.95% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Massanutten, VA (44 out of 2.26k 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

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

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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