Staunton, Virginia demographics

Staunton, VA demographics: median age 39.9; 37.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Staunton city, Virginia · Incorporated city · GEOID 5175216. The survey estimates a population of 25,948 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Staunton is 39.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 11,309 households (±278). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.9 ±1.4	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,948
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Under 18	5,017 ±344	19.3% MOE unavailable	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	5,859 ±348	22.6% MOE unavailable	22.8%	22.8%
35–64	9,548 ±473	36.8% MOE unavailable	38.8%	38.0%
65 and older	5,524 ±403	21.3% MOE unavailable	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,948
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Male	11,897 ±132	45.8% MOE unavailable	49.4%	49.5%
Female	14,051 ±132	54.2% MOE unavailable	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,948
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
White alone	20,567 ±181	79.3% MOE unavailable	60.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,816 ±276	10.9% MOE unavailable	18.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	61 ±51 · low precision	0.2% MOE unavailable	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	361 ±69	1.4% MOE unavailable	6.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	8 ±13 · low precision	0.0% MOE unavailable	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	408 ±201	1.6% MOE unavailable	4.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,727 ±324	6.7% MOE unavailable	9.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,948
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,715 MOE unavailable	95.2% MOE unavailable	89.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,233 MOE unavailable	4.8% MOE unavailable	11.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,309
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,099 ±391	36.2% ±3.3 pp	48.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	347 ±135	3.1% ±1.2 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,704 ±255	15.1% ±2.2 pp	11.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,311 ±415	38.1% ±3.5 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	848 ±242	7.5% ±2.1 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,309
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,569 ±270	22.7% ±2.3 pp	30.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	8,740 ±364	77.3% ±2.6 pp	69.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,309
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,311 ±415	38.1% ±3.5 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,889 ±379	34.4% ±3.2 pp	34.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,705 ±268	15.1% ±2.3 pp	15.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	877 ±198	7.8% ±1.7 pp	12.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	351 ±177 · low precision	3.1% ±1.6 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	86 ±90 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	90 ±58 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,948
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Native	25,034 ±254	96.5% MOE unavailable	86.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	914 ±254	3.5% MOE unavailable	13.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 24,458
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
English only	23,105 ±252	94.5% ±1.0 pp	82.6%	77.7%
Spanish	822 ±186	3.4% ±0.8 pp	7.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	21 ±22 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	73 ±44 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	151 ±113 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	24 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	37 ±57 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	8 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	64 ±83 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	117 ±86 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	36 ±38 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 18,506
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,134 ±264	6.1% ±1.4 pp	8.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,117 ±517	27.7% ±2.8 pp	23.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,967 ±484	21.4% ±2.6 pp	17.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,308 ±265	7.1% ±1.4 pp	7.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,961 ±429	21.4% ±2.3 pp	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,019 ±363	16.3% ±2.0 pp	18.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 25,653
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Same house	21,193 ±667	82.6% ±2.6 pp	86.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,397 ±332	5.4% ±1.3 pp	4.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,094 ±432	8.2% ±1.7 pp	4.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	796 ±269	3.1% ±1.0 pp	3.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	173 ±114 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.4% of Staunton residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Virginia and 8.4% nationally. 86.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Staunton	Virginia	U.S.	Compared with Virginia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.4% ±1.5 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.3% ±3.3 pp	91.0%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.3% ±1.1 pp	9.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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