Broadway is a city of 4,273 people in Virginia. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 2,081 people. Households here earn about 31% less than in Virginia as a whole. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree. There are 1,799 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $284,300, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,669, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 55%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Broadway
What changed most since 1990
Population1,209 → 4,273(+253%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate4.4% → 13.3%(+8.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Broadway's population equals 5.0% of Rockingham County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.6% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 9.1% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)45.2%(80)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35.6%(63)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.6%(40)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 177 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Broadway, decade by decade
Broadway population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,209
$64,372
$155,764
13.5%
2.7
2000
2,192
$73,170
$182,894
14.7%
11.3
2010
3,691
$76,610
$289,728
26.5%
22.1
2020
4,170
$66,983
$247,620
24.6%
34.5
2024
4,273
$64,669
$284,300
28.3%
36.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
