Staunton is home to 126,822 people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. The foreign-born share is 3%. At a median age of 42.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 73% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,707, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Staunton
What changed most since 1990
White share91.7% → 83.1%(−8.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.7% → 5.2%(+4.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Among the 12 metro and micro areas based in Virginia
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)19.7%(1,536)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.8%(2,086)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.4%(2,910)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(379)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(70)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7,784 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
97,687
$66,992
$161,941
14.4%
18.7
2000
108,988
$71,005
$181,306
17.4%
22.9
2010
118,502
$68,078
$258,803
21.5%
27.5
2020
125,433
$71,062
$246,499
25.3%
37.4
2024
126,822
$74,707
$285,590
27.8%
36.9
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.
