Demographics of Shenandoah County, Virginia

Shenandoah County, Virginia had 45,839 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,581 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Shenandoah County, in four figures

45,839
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.6%
Change since July 2020: +1,581 people.; 42.9 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,191 ±$6,235
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Shenandoah County, Virginia's population grew 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Shenandoah County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Shenandoah County, Virginia's population grew 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Shenandoah County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	44,258	100.0	100.0
2021	44,839	101.3	100.2
2022	44,892	101.4	100.7
2023	45,202	102.1	101.6
2024	45,468	102.7	102.5
2025	45,839	103.6	103.1

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Population of Shenandoah County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	44,258	+76	−35	+1	+110
2021	44,839	+581	−133	+39	+683
2022	44,892	+53	−199	+94	+179
2023	45,202	+310	−108	+111	+313
2024	45,468	+266	−97	+135	+228
2025	45,839	+371	−105	+67	+414

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.9 ±0.4: for men 42.4 ±0.4 and for women 44.2 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Shenandoah County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	2,546 ±153	5.7% ±0.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,948 ±391	15.5% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,316 ±356	7.4% ±0.8	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,445 ±424	23.2% ±0.9	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,589 ±492	25.8% ±1.1	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,081 ±545	22.4% ±1.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,191 ±$6,235, and income per person $36,615 ±$2,065, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Shenandoah County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	2,927 ±406	16.3% ±2.2	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,630 ±457	20.2% ±2.5	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,128 ±467	17.4% ±2.6	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,626 ±332	14.6% ±1.8	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,052 ±431	17.0% ±2.4	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,228 ±216	6.8% ±1.2	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,371 ±209	7.6% ±1.1	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Shenandoah County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	5,252 ±795	11.8% ±1.8	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,789 ±346	19.0% ±3.5	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,307 ±423	10.3% ±1.9	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,156 ±271	9.1% ±2.1	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Shenandoah County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Shenandoah County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	21,395 ±38	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.0% ±2.0	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.0% ±2.0	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.3% ±2.1	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.7% ±2.6	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$294,900 ±$11,048	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$984 ±$31	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Shenandoah County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,107 ±0	9.1% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	37,681 ±215	83.9% ±0.5	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,307 ±179	2.9% ±0.4	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	547 ±68	1.2% ±0.2	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 142	0% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,202 ±258	2.7% ±0.6	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Shenandoah County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	29,181 ±826	65.0% ±1.8	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,311 ±759	27.4% ±1.7	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,112 ±287	2.5% ±0.6	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,321 ±383	5.2% ±0.9	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	966 ±223	2.2% ±0.5	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,355 ±303	3.0% ±0.7	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Shenandoah County among the counties of Virginia

38th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Shenandoah County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Campbell County	55,629	+0.1%
Franklin County	55,526	+1.9%
Washington County	53,898	> −0.1%
Harrisonburg city	50,839	−1.7%
Henry County	49,242	−3.2%
Shenandoah County	45,839	+3.6%
Charlottesville city	44,388	−4.4%
Manassas city	44,332	+3.8%
Prince George County	43,936	+2.0%
Louisa County	42,924	+13.6%
Warren County	42,740	+4.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026