Demographics of Abingdon town, Virginia

Abingdon town, Virginia had 8,284 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −95 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Abingdon town, in four figures

8,284
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,330 ±20.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −95 people.; 46.4 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,544 ±$7,014
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Abingdon town, Virginia's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Abingdon town, 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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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Abingdon town, Virginia's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Abingdon town, 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	8,379	100.0	100.0
2021	8,332	99.4	100.2
2022	8,326	99.4	100.7
2023	8,318	99.3	101.6
2024	8,324	99.3	102.5
2025	8,284	98.9	103.1

Population of Abingdon town, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,379	—
2021	8,332	−47
2022	8,326	−6
2023	8,318	−8
2024	8,324	+6
2025	8,284	−40

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.4 ±3.1: for men 42.7 ±5.2 and for women 49.5 ±4.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Abingdon town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	270 ±107	3.2% ±1.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,129 ±272	13.6% ±3.3	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	481 ±141	5.8% ±1.7	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,135 ±298	25.6% ±3.6	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,269 ±342	27.2% ±4.1	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,046 ±267	24.6% ±3.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,544 ±$7,014, and income per person $48,002 ±$12,826, 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 Abingdon town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	987 ±222	24.7% ±5.4	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	900 ±204	22.5% ±5.0	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	609 ±148	15.2% ±3.6	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	536 ±160	13.4% ±3.9	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	421 ±131	10.5% ±3.2	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	215 ±88	5.4% ±2.2	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	331 ±121	8.3% ±3.0	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 Abingdon town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	1,307 ±322	15.9% ±3.9	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	353 ±172	25.7% ±11.1	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	631 ±186	15.2% ±4.3	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	323 ±140	12.0% ±5.0	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Abingdon town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Abingdon town	Virginia	United States
Housing units	4,508 ±268	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.7% ±7.2	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.3% ±4.0	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.7% ±4.4	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.3% ±5.3	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$228,000 ±$17,928	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$838 ±$65	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±3	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 Abingdon town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	59 to 239	0.7% to 2.9%	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,552 ±209	90.7% ±2.5	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	337 ±160	4.0% ±1.9	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	61 to 259	0.7% to 3.1%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 47	0% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	50 to 174	0.6% to 2.1%	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 Abingdon town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	4,644 ±371	55.8% ±4.5	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,285 ±365	39.4% ±4.4	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	54 to 234	0.6% to 2.8%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	257 ±126	3.1% ±1.5	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	90 to 338	1.1% to 4.1%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	17 to 69	0.2% to 0.8%	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%.

Abingdon town among the places of Virginia

116th of 162 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Places of Virginia near Abingdon town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Smithfield town	8,834 ±35
Innsbrook CDP	8,578 ±1,108
Hollymead CDP	8,482 ±696
Fort Belvoir CDP	8,449 ±1,092
Carrollton CDP	8,436 ±692
Abingdon town	8,330 ±20
Mantua CDP	8,298 ±1,083
Montrose CDP	8,285 ±1,144
Greenbriar CDP	8,243 ±675
Wytheville town	8,202 ±27
Vinton town	8,056 ±49

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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