Rural Retreat, VA

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2024 Population
1,644
2024 Median Age
41
2.15% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
22.3%
9.42% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$61,979
3.1% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$185,800
10.7% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
801
1.65% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Rural Retreat, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Rural Retreat, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Rural Retreat, VA was $185,800, and the homeownership rate was 82.3%.

Most people in Rural Retreat, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Rural Retreat, VA was 2 cars per household.

United States

Population & Diversity

Rural Retreat, VA is home to a population of 1.64k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.852% of Rural Retreat, VA residents were born outside of the country (14 people).

In 2024, there were 27.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.56k people) in Rural Retreat, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 57 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 28 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Rural Retreat, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rural Retreat, VA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rural Retreat, VA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.56k ± 344
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    57 ± 44
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    28 ± 32
1.76%
Hispanic Population
29 people

In 2024, there were 27.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.56k people) in Rural Retreat, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 57 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 28 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.76% of the people in Rural Retreat, VA are hispanic (29 people).

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Foreign-Born Population

0.852%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
14 people
1.05%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
17 people

As of 2024, 0.852% of Rural Retreat, VA residents (14 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 Rural Retreat, VA was 1.05%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    34 ± 26
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    16 ± 20
  3. Korea
    13 ± 18

Rural Retreat, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.13 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Rural Retreat, VA employs 801 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rural Retreat, VA were Manufacturing (184 people), Retail Trade (130 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (106 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($93,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,083), and Manufacturing ($57,300).

Employment

Occupations

801
2024 Value
± 163
1.65%
1 Year growth
± 27.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rural Retreat, VA grew at a rate of 1.65%, from 788 employees to 801 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rural Retreat, VA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (102 people), Production Occupations (90 people), and Management Occupations (81 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rural Retreat, VA.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

801
2024 Value
± 163
1.65%
1 Year growth
± 27.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rural Retreat, VA grew at a rate of 1.65%, from 788 employees to 801 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rural Retreat, VA, are Manufacturing (184 people), Retail Trade (130 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (106 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rural Retreat, VA, though some of these residents may live in Rural Retreat, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$39,007
Median earning men ± $9,211
$37,500
Median earning women ± $7,539

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($93,750), Manufacturing ($56,650), and Public Administration ($48,594).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($68,125), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,875), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,375).

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in the states of United States went to Donald J. Trump with 49.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.2%), followed by Jill Stein (0.556%).

are the senators currently representing the state of the United States. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Rural Retreat, VA. Showing the available data for the states of United States.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (49.9%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.2%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.556%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in the states of United States went to Donald J. Trump with 49.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.2%), followed by Jill Stein (0.556%).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Rural Retreat, VA was $185,800 in 2024, which is 0.558 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $167,900 to $185,800, a 10.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Rural Retreat, VA is 82.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rural Retreat, VA have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rural Retreat, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$185,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$16,971
$547
Median Property Taxes
±$119

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

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

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Rent vs Own

82.3%
Homeownership
2024
64.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 82.3% of the housing units in Rural Retreat, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$61,979
Median Household Income
± $15,507
665
Number of Households
± 128

In 2024, the median household income of the 665 households in Rural Retreat, VA grew to $61,979 from the previous year's value of $60,114.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (83.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (7.53%)
  3. Carpooled (5.99%)

In 2024, 83.3% of workers in Rural Retreat, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.53%) and those who carpooled to work (5.99%).

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.

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Commute Time

26.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rural Retreat, VA have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.72% of the workforce in Rural Retreat, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rural Retreat, VA (361 out of 1.62k 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males < 5.

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

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Health

94.3% of the population of Rural Retreat, VA has health coverage, with 38.6% on employee plans, 27.3% on Medicaid, 17.6% on Medicare, 9.98% on non-group plans, and 0.912% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.7% under 18 years, 12.5% between 18 and 34 years, 41% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.66%
Uninsured
38.6%
Employer Coverage
27.3%
Medicaid
17.6%
Medicare
9.98%
Non-Group
0.912%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rural Retreat, VA declined by 12.2% from 6.44% to 5.66%.

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