Staunton, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 23,834 (Urban population: 23,627 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 207 (21 farm, 186 nonfarm))

Staunton, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,427 (9,676 occupied: 5,938 owner occupied, 3,738 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	39%
State:	32%

Housing density: 529 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $37,394.

Median contract rent in 2007: $518 (lower quartile is $405, upper quartile is $662)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $576

Median gross rent in Staunton, VA in 2007: $639

Housing units in Staunton with a mortgage: 3,341 (320 second mortgage, 532 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,274

Staunton,VA index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 21,200

In family households: 16,791 (4,359 male householders, 1,482 female householders)
4,339 spouses, 5,467 children (4,963 natural, 233 adopted, 271 stepchildren), 316 grandchildren, 93 brothers or sisters, 151 parents, 168 other relatives, 416 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,409 (1,477 male householders (1,169 living alone)), 2,363 female householders (2,181 living alone)), 569 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,653 (1,912 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,896 2-persons, 1,415 3-persons, 990 4-persons, 353 5-persons, 151 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,350 1-person, 441 2-persons, 49 3-persons.

2,706 married couples with children.
1,337 single-parent households (265 men, 1,072 women).

95.6% of residents of Staunton speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 51% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (48% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 474 (2.0%)
(65.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Staunton, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 36 4 rooms: 329 5 rooms: 1,216 6 rooms: 1,471 7 rooms: 1,165 8 rooms: 896 9 or more rooms: 825

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Staunton, Virginia:
	1 room: 95 2 rooms: 421 3 rooms: 609 4 rooms: 916 5 rooms: 763 6 rooms: 530 7 rooms: 186 8 rooms: 109 9 or more rooms: 109

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 99
1995 to 1998: 253
1990 to 1994: 276
1980 to 1989: 812
1970 to 1979: 1,387
1960 to 1969: 1,993
1950 to 1959: 1,978
1940 to 1949: 1,058
1939 or earlier: 2,571

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Staunton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 37 2 bedrooms: 1,197 3 bedrooms: 3,178 4 bedrooms: 1,279 5 or more bedrooms: 247

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Staunton:
	no bedroom: 109 1 bedroom: 1,075 2 bedrooms: 1,436 3 bedrooms: 875 4 bedrooms: 160 5 or more bedrooms: 83

Cars and other vehicles available in Staunton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 202 1 vehicle: 1,721 2 vehicles: 2,402 3 vehicles: 1,110 4 vehicles: 376 5 or more vehicles: 127

Cars and other vehicles available in Staunton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 777 1 vehicle: 1,864 2 vehicles: 902 3 vehicles: 178 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Staunton, VA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 14
$15,000 to $19,999: 12
$20,000 to $24,999: 23
$25,000 to $29,999: 26
$30,000 to $34,999: 49
$35,000 to $39,999: 66
$40,000 to $49,999: 232
$50,000 to $59,999: 400
$60,000 to $69,999: 688
$70,000 to $79,999: 721
$80,000 to $89,999: 765
$90,000 to $99,999: 676
$100,000 to $124,999: 839
$125,000 to $149,999: 418
$150,000 to $174,999: 292
$175,000 to $199,999: 109
$200,000 to $249,999: 113
$250,000 to $299,999: 52
$300,000 to $399,999: 83
$400,000 to $499,999: 16
$500,000 to $749,999: 21
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Staunton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Staunton:

Less than $100: 57 people
$100 to $149: 89
$150 to $199: 93
$200 to $249: 69
$250 to $299: 234
$300 to $349: 278
$350 to $399: 384
$400 to $449: 321
$450 to $499: 183
$500 to $549: 121
$550 to $599: 132
$600 to $649: 88
$650 to $699: 52
$700 to $749: 12
$750 to $799: 20
$800 to $899: 29
$900 to $999: 47
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 98
$1,500 to $1,999: 164
$2,000 or more: 21
No cash rent: 265

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 50 1990 to 1994: 49 1985 to 1989: 52 1980 to 1984: 40 1975 to 1979: 58 1970 to 1974: 31 1970 to 1974: 47 1965 to 1969: 147

Staunton, VA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 45.9%
Number of people working at home: 282 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 495
5 to 9 minutes: 1884
10 to 14 minutes: 2192
15 to 19 minutes: 1766
20 to 24 minutes: 1508
25 to 29 minutes: 652
30 to 34 minutes: 982
35 to 39 minutes: 237
40 to 44 minutes: 153
45 to 59 minutes: 356
60 to 89 minutes: 194
90 or more minutes: 212

Staunton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,739 (80%)
Carpooled: 1,358 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 22 (0%)
Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
Bicycle: 47 (0%)
Walked: 400 (4%)
Other means: 53 (0%)
Worked at home: 282 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1197
$10,000 to $14,999: 745
$15,000 to $19,999: 797
$20,000 to $24,999: 982
$25,000 to $29,999: 761
$30,000 to $34,999: 585
$35,000 to $39,999: 528
$40,000 to $44,999: 466
$45,000 to $49,999: 517
$50,000 to $59,999: 818
$60,000 to $74,999: 991
$75,000 to $99,999: 658
$100,000 to $124,999: 234
$125,000 to $149,999: 121
$150,000 to $199,999: 165
$200,000 or more: 116

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 4350
Other groups: 3429
German: 2193
English: 1725
Irish: 1374
Scotch-Irish: 1170
Italian: 545
Scottish: 400
French (except Basque): 337
Dutch: 220
Swedish: 205
European: 175
Polish: 163
Norwegian: 138
British: 103
Subsaharan African:: 95
French Canadian: 85
Welsh: 81
African: 74
Swiss: 67
Arab:: 56
Scandinavian: 56
Ukrainian: 48
Russian: 47
Danish: 45
Hungarian: 38
Eastern European: 36
Lebanese: 36
Greek: 34
Bulgarian: 32
Czechoslovakian: 25
Lithuanian: 24
Czech: 21
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 20
Brazilian: 16
Jamaican: 16
Canadian: 15
Ethiopian: 14
Austrian: 13
Celtic: 12
Other Arab: 10
Egyptian: 10
Alsatian: 8
Pennsylvania German: 7
South African: 7
Romanian: 5
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (13%)
Cuba (10%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Mexico (8%)
Italy (7%)
Canada (5%)
Haiti (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 16634
Northeast: 1967
Midwest: 889
South: 3093
West: 606

55% of Staunton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 76
Nursery to 4th grade: 78
5th and 6th grade: 192
7th and 8th grade: 520
9th grade: 236
10th grade: 303
11th grade: 456
12th grade, no diploma: 204
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,420
Less than 1 year of college: 495
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 946
Associate degree: 402
Bachelor's degree: 986
Master's degree: 404
Professional school degree: 203
Doctorate degree: 77

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 81
Nursery to 4th grade: 77
5th and 6th grade: 152
7th and 8th grade: 509
9th grade: 240
10th grade: 310
11th grade: 342
12th grade, no diploma: 293
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,784
Less than 1 year of college: 613
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,206
Associate degree: 364
Bachelor's degree: 1,077
Master's degree: 465
Professional school degree: 88
Doctorate degree: 104

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 27.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 1.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,862
Black householders: $28,653
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $4,652
Some other race householders: $16,336
Two or more races householders: $59,607
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $47,856

Staunton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Staunton household income for Black householders

Staunton household income for Some other race householders

Staunton household income for Two or more races householders

Staunton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Staunton marital status for males

Staunton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $185,392
Black or African American householders: $161,356
Some other race householders: $102,833
Two or more races householders: $160,729
Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,306,319

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,509
One, attached: 167
Two: 555
3 or 4: 613
5 to 9: 777
10 to 19: 356
20 to 49: 150
50 or more: 259
Mobile homes: 31
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $142,681

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Staunton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (82%) Electricity (10%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (59%) Electricity (35%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%) Wood (1%) Solar energy (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 361

Here:	17.6%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 147

Here:	12.4%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 780

Here:	60.4%
Virginia:	20.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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