Stanleytown, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,386

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

50.3

5.01% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.74%

22.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$40,000

8.28% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$143,900

Population & Diversity

Stanleytown, VA is home to a population of 1.39k people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 10.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.19k people) in Stanleytown, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 112 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 81 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

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

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Stanleytown, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.19k ± 351
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
112 ± 105
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
81 ± 103

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Stanleytown, 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.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
14 ± 26
Vietnam
14 ± 27

Stanleytown, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Stanleytown, VA employs 560 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Stanleytown, VA were Educational Services (111 people), Manufacturing (106 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (74 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($58,384), Public Administration ($58,304), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,361).

Employment

Occupations

560

2024 Value

± 169

3.32%

1 Year growth

± 41.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stanleytown, VA grew at a rate of 3.32%, from 542 employees to 560 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Stanleytown, VA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (111 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (57 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (51 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Stanleytown, 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

560

2024 Value

± 169

3.32%

1 Year growth

± 41.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stanleytown, VA grew at a rate of 3.32%, from 542 employees to 560 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Stanleytown, VA, are Educational Services (111 people), Manufacturing (106 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (74 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Stanleytown, VA, though some of these residents may live in Stanleytown, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,048

Median earning men ± $11,924

$42,400

Median earning women ± $28,011

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($53,199), Manufacturing ($49,167), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($31,458).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,306) and Other Services Except Public Administration ($23,462).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Stanleytown, VA was $143,900 in 2024, which is 0.433 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $155,100 to $143,900, a 7.22% decrease. The homeownership rate in Stanleytown, VA is 65.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Stanleytown, VA have an average commute time of 18.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Stanleytown, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$143,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$28,770

$473

Median Property Taxes

±$128

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

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

Rent vs Own

65.9%

Homeownership

2024

63.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.9% of the housing units in Stanleytown, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Stanleytown, 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.

$40,000

Median Household Income

± $31,353

718

Number of Households

± 233

In 2024, the median household income of the 718 households in Stanleytown, VA declined from $40,000 from the previous year's value of $43,611.

The following chart displays the households in Stanleytown, 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 range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Stanleytown, 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 (81.8%)
Carpooled (12.5%)
Worked At Home (5.71%)

In 2024, 81.8% of workers in Stanleytown, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.5%) and those who worked at home (5.71%).

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

18.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Stanleytown, VA have a shorter commute time (18.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Stanleytown, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.74% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Stanleytown, VA (135 out of 1.39k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

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