COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Jackson vs Front Royal
PLACE A
Mount Jackson, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Front Royal, Virginia
Mount Jackson is 87% smaller than Front Royal. Front Royal earns more, with a median household income $12,541 higher. Front Royal has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -2%).
MOUNT JACKSONFRONT ROYALDIFFERENCE
Total population2,04015,722−87% vs Front Royal
Population density5351,530−995
Population growth-1.7%4.0%−5.6 pts
Median age37.237.7−0.5
Male46.6%50.9%−4.3 pts
Female53.4%49.1%+4.3 pts
Foreign-born16.1%6.9%+9.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.8%73.0%−13.3 pts
Black1.8%9.0%−7.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino35.4%9.4%+26.1 pts
Asian1.4%1.8%−0.4 pts
Other1.6%6.8%−5.2 pts
Median household income$52,297$64,838−$12,541
Per capita income$28,444$33,846−$5,402
Poverty rate16.3%14.3%+2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.414Even
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%18.8%−8.0 pts
Graduate degree2.3%5.5%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%5.0%+3.2 pts
Labor force participation64.8%62.8%+2.0 pts
Median home value$193,000$314,400−$121,400
Median gross rent$984$1,135−$151
Owner-occupied70.2%58.2%+11.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%6.5%+3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households36.2%39.3%−3.1 pts
Average commute24.332.7−8.5
Worked from home4.0%8.9%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured12.8%13.0%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025