CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Massanutten

Virginia · 959 residents · 9.90 sq mi

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Massanutten is home to 959 people in Virginia. This is an unusually credentialed place: 53% of adults have a four-year degree. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has fallen 51% since 2000. Renters pay $757 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 2.6%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

53% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

959

−51%vs 2000

vs 1,945 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.90 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(56)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.3%(89)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.1%(30)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(50)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(48)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.6%(217)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4422.9%(220)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(104)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647%(67)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(70)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.8%(8)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,444

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,316 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,892

−26%vs 2000

vs $24,292 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$114,800

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $137,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$757

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $850 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.2%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.5% in 2000

15.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(1,831)

Black2.1%(40)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(29)

Asian0.7%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(959)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(20)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Spaniard9.8%(222)

Mexican4.3%(98)

Puerto Rican2.2%(50)

Asian origin

Korean0.5%(12)

Filipino0.4%(9)

Ancestry

German25.2%(569)

English24.4%(551)

Irish13.5%(305)

Scottish8.3%(187)

Italian4.9%(110)

American3.7%(84)

British2.7%(61)

West Indian1.9%(44)

Jamaican1.9%(44)

French1.9%(42)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(42)

Welsh1.7%(39)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Israeli1.6%(36)

Polish1.4%(32)

Norwegian1%(23)

Danish0.9%(21)

French Canadian0.9%(20)

Hungarian0.9%(20)

Belgian0.8%(18)

Czech0.6%(13)

Dutch0.6%(13)

Croatian0.5%(12)

Russian0.4%(8)

Austrian0.3%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Spaniard population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

52.8%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

92.4%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

24.1%

+8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.5 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 18.4 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 married17.9%(189)

Married75.7%(798)

Widowed1.1%(12)

Divorced5.2%(55)

Women 15+

Never married13.2%(138)

Married72.1%(753)

Widowed6.3%(66)

Divorced8.3%(87)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.7%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 9.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.5%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 73.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.2%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.3%

+12.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.9%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.8%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 89.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.1%

+13.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% 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)24.3%(45)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)44.9%(83)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era64.9%(120)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 185 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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