With 858 people, Fincastle is a city in Virginia. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 499 people. 22.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 4% of people here were born outside the United States. People stay put here: 79% were in the same home a year ago. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 22%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,609, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fincastle
What changed most since 1990
Population250 → 858(+243%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age41.2 → 36.4(−4.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate7.2% → 22.1%(+14.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Fincastle's population equals 2.5% of Botetourt County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 9.1% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 1.1% 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)33.3%(9)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)59.3%(16)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era11.1%(3)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 27 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
Fincastle, decade by decade
Fincastle 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
250
$72,753
$162,005
28.3%
22.8
2000
359
$60,913
$190,727
24.5%
25.5
2010
353
$74,327
$225,712
8.1%
26.8
2020
755
$65,503
$308,828
38.0%
35.3
2024
858
$72,609
$257,500
32.4%
44.6
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.
