Shenandoah County is home to 44,925 people in Virginia. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 42.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Growth has run 28% since 2000, or 9,850 more people. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 28%. 5% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,191, below the US median
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)16%(535)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.5%(818)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.6%(1,623)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(124)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(3)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,339 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
Shenandoah County, decade by decade
Shenandoah County 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
31,636
$63,667
$177,845
11.2%
6.4
2000
35,075
$71,360
$184,169
14.7%
13.9
2010
41,993
$72,175
$311,019
17.5%
22.7
2020
44,186
$68,012
$260,467
19.7%
34.8
2024
44,925
$67,191
$294,900
21.6%
35.8
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.
