Demographics of Staunton city, Virginia

Staunton city, Virginia had 26,801 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +991 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.

Staunton city, in four figures

26,801
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.8%
Change since July 2020: +991 people.; 39.9 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,581 ±$4,919
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.

Staunton city, Virginia's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Staunton city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Staunton city, Virginia's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Staunton city, 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	25,810	100.0	100.0
2021	25,707	99.6	100.2
2022	25,924	100.4	100.7
2023	25,855	100.2	101.6
2024	26,260	101.7	102.5
2025	26,801	103.8	103.1

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Population of Staunton city, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	25,810	+60	−5	0	+71
2021	25,707	−103	−31	+36	−127
2022	25,924	+217	−71	+73	+219
2023	25,855	−69	−75	+66	−56
2024	26,260	+405	−51	+86	+361
2025	26,801	+541	−66	+77	+534

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.9 ±1.4: for men 39.9 ±1.4 and for women 39.9 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Staunton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,490 ±101	5.7% ±0.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,527 ±328	13.6% ±1.3	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,425 ±289	9.3% ±1.1	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,868 ±390	26.5% ±1.5	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,114 ±330	23.6% ±1.3	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,524 ±403	21.3% ±1.6	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,581 ±$4,919, and income per person $36,608 ±$2,295, 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 Staunton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	1,946 ±311	17.2% ±2.7	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,466 ±369	21.8% ±3.2	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,955 ±319	17.3% ±2.8	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,610 ±277	14.2% ±2.4	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,032 ±328	18.0% ±2.9	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	791 ±219	7.0% ±1.9	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	509 ±144	4.5% ±1.3	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 Staunton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	3,007 ±544	12.4% ±2.2	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	688 ±249	14.1% ±5.0	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,673 ±305	13.3% ±2.4	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	646 ±181	9.5% ±2.6	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Staunton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Staunton city	Virginia	United States
Housing units	12,397 ±32	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.2% ±2.2	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.8% ±2.2	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.9% ±3.0	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.1% ±3.3	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$259,200 ±$11,843	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,024 ±$69	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±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 Staunton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,233 ±0	4.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,330 ±110	78.3% ±0.4	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,662 ±260	10.3% ±1.0	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	361 ±69	1.4% ±0.3	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 58	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	11 to 109	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,266 ±294	4.9% ±1.1	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 Staunton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	14,907 ±632	57.4% ±2.4	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,872 ±609	38.0% ±2.3	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	255 ±122	1.0% ±0.5	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	914 ±254	3.5% ±1.0	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	431 ±121	1.7% ±0.5	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	236 to 730	0.9% to 2.8%	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Staunton city among the counties of Virginia

69th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Staunton city in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Dinwiddie County	28,896	+3.6%
Smyth County	28,882	−3.0%
Winchester city	28,272	+1.0%
New Kent County	28,022	+21.2%
Wythe County	27,983	−1.2%
Staunton city	26,801	+3.8%
Fairfax city	26,772	+10.7%
Salem city	25,816	+1.6%
Russell County	25,332	−1.7%
Waynesboro city	23,951	+7.5%
Page County	23,762	+0.3%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 31 Counties in Virginia by poverty rate
No. 42 Counties by population growth in Virginia
No. 44 Counties in Virginia by foreign-born share
No. 49 Counties in Virginia by median household income
No. 50 Counties in Virginia by per capita income
No. 51 Counties in Virginia by median rent

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026