CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cave Spring

Virginia · 24,053 residents · 11.9 sq mi

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Cave Spring is a city of 24,053 people in Virginia. 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. The poverty rate is 2.1%, under the national 13.2%. At a median age of 37.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 20% more than in Virginia as a whole. Households take in $39,970 a year at the median, 33% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

34% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

24,053

−4%vs 2000

vs 24,941 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

37.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 40.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(1,307)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(1,571)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(1,432)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(1,568)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(1,529)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(3,717)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.6%(4,243)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.4%(3,230)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(2,543)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(1,984)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(726)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(203)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,970

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,182 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,623

−32%vs 2000

vs $30,318 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$92,600

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $131,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$455

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $626 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.1%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.6% in 2000

29.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92%(22,957)

Black2.4%(597)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(376)

Asian2.9%(728)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(23,138)

Black2%(488)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(105)

Asian1.7%(405)

Other0.1%(22)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(419)

Puerto Rican1.6%(400)

South American0.7%(189)

Dominican0.6%(164)

Central American0.6%(157)

Honduran0.6%(157)

Colombian0.5%(124)

Spaniard0.3%(75)

Argentine0.2%(43)

Peruvian0.1%(22)

Asian origin

Asian Indian4.5%(1,149)

Vietnamese0.7%(181)

Chinese0.7%(177)

Nepalese0.4%(94)

Japanese0.1%(36)

Indonesian0%(12)

Korean0%(10)

Filipino0%(10)

Bangladeshi0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(67)

Chamorro0%(9)

Ancestry

English19.5%(5,008)

German12.6%(3,251)

Irish9.3%(2,397)

American5.8%(1,483)

Italian4.5%(1,150)

Scottish3.2%(833)

Polish3.2%(824)

Scotch-Irish2.5%(636)

French2.1%(549)

Norwegian1.6%(405)

Arab1.3%(323)

British0.9%(234)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.9%(228)

Subsaharan African0.8%(197)

Welsh0.7%(190)

Swedish0.7%(169)

Egyptian0.6%(147)

West Indian0.5%(120)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.5%(120)

Russian0.4%(100)

Danish0.4%(94)

Lebanese0.3%(80)

Lithuanian0.2%(53)

Latvian0.2%(52)

Iraqi0.2%(48)

Austrian0.2%(48)

Nigerian0.2%(47)

Belgian0.2%(44)

Swiss0.1%(37)

Czech0.1%(36)

Turkish0.1%(34)

French Canadian0.1%(33)

Romanian0.1%(29)

Ukrainian0.1%(28)

Greek0.1%(21)

Iranian0.1%(18)

Slovak0.1%(17)

Bulgarian0%(11)

Finnish0%(11)

Canadian0%(8)

Portuguese0%(8)

Ethiopian0%(6)

Croatian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

34.0%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 41.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.6%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.9%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 11.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.2%(3,568)

Married55.9%(6,002)

Widowed2.7%(288)

Divorced8.2%(879)

Women 15+

Never married25%(2,772)

Married51.5%(5,709)

Widowed10.9%(1,214)

Divorced12.6%(1,398)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.6%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 6.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 67.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.9%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.4%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 6.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.9%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 79.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.9%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 27.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)32.7%(436)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.9%(306)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.2%(523)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(55)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.2%(30)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,334 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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