Staunton is home to 25,948 people in Virginia. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 30%. The foreign-born share is 4%. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $259,200. Density works out to 1,303 people per square mile. The average commute runs 20 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,581, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Staunton
What changed most since 1990
White share86.0% → 78.3%(−7.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.7% → 4.8%(+4.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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)28%(487)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.2%(525)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.4%(530)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(85)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,741 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
Staunton, decade by decade
Staunton 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
24,461
$60,880
$146,884
17.8%
30.6
2000
23,853
$60,007
$160,306
20.4%
37.0
2010
23,746
$61,461
$236,501
28.5%
38.0
2020
25,750
$63,380
$207,986
31.1%
47.9
2024
25,948
$65,581
$259,200
37.7%
46.3
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.
