CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mantua

Virginia · 6,804 residents · 2.37 sq mi

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Mantua is a city of 6,804 people in Virginia. That is roughly 99% ahead of the Virginia median. 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Median home value sits at $312,800. Median household income runs $66,250, well clear of the $30,130 US median. At a median age of 42.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

57% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,804

−9%vs 2000

vs 7,485 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

42.0

−4%vs 2000

vs 43.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.37 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.9%(333)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(376)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.1%(347)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(468)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(412)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.9%(809)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(1,021)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5416.6%(1,130)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.8%(872)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(594)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(259)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(183)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$66,250

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,367 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$31,829

−16%vs 2000

vs $37,672 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.2%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$312,800

+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $327,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$944

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,176 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.5%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.5% in 2000

28.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic75.2%(5,632)

Black1.9%(144)

Hispanic / Latino6.8%(511)

Asian13.6%(1,019)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.4%(5,944)

Black2.8%(192)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(225)

Asian8.9%(607)

Other0.9%(61)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American2.7%(226)

Peruvian1.7%(143)

Central American1.1%(94)

Puerto Rican0.9%(73)

Argentine0.7%(61)

Guatemalan0.6%(48)

Salvadoran0.6%(46)

Cuban0.5%(40)

Mexican0.3%(23)

Bolivian0.3%(22)

Spaniard0.2%(16)

Asian origin

Mongolian3.9%(327)

Korean3.1%(260)

Chinese3.1%(258)

Asian Indian2.6%(214)

Vietnamese1.7%(145)

Nepalese0.7%(62)

Pakistani0.5%(43)

Filipino0.5%(38)

Bangladeshi0.4%(32)

Ancestry

Irish16.7%(1,388)

German13.3%(1,107)

English9.8%(814)

Italian7.6%(628)

American3.9%(324)

Scottish3.4%(278)

Arab3.1%(260)

French2.3%(194)

Dutch2.3%(193)

Subsaharan African2.2%(180)

Swedish1.8%(148)

Polish1.7%(142)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian1.7%(141)

Welsh1.5%(126)

Russian1.3%(111)

Ethiopian0.8%(66)

Jordanian0.7%(60)

Iranian0.7%(60)

Iraqi0.7%(56)

Romanian0.6%(52)

Danish0.6%(48)

Canadian0.6%(47)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(47)

Hungarian0.5%(41)

Swiss0.5%(40)

Portuguese0.4%(35)

Ukrainian0.4%(33)

Slovene0.4%(31)

French Canadian0.2%(19)

Guyanese0.2%(18)

Lebanese0.2%(17)

Belgian0.2%(17)

Finnish0.2%(16)

Turkish0.2%(16)

Palestinian0.2%(15)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

56.9%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

95.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

25.8%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 34.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.0 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 20.1 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 married26.8%(875)

Married66.1%(2,163)

Widowed2.8%(93)

Divorced4.3%(139)

Women 15+

Never married25.8%(816)

Married64.7%(2,043)

Widowed4.6%(145)

Divorced4.8%(153)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.2%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 9.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

78.4%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 72.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.5%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 8.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.2%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

89.7%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 86.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

18.2%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% 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)64.5%(309)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)66.8%(320)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era17.7%(85)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.9%(33)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 479 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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