Town · Virginia

Shenandoah, Virginia

Shenandoah, town, in Page County, Virginia. Shenandoah had 2,480 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 0.0% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 2,486 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 2,888 (±513). GEOID 5171776.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

2,480

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 2,486 · ACS 2020-2024: 2,888 ±513

Median household income

$71,458

±$7,950 (90% margin)
Virginia: $93,170

Median home value

$212,600

±$8,843 (90% margin)
Virginia: $383,700

Median gross rent

$1,093

±$150 (90% margin)
Virginia: $1,579

Where is Shenandoah and what county is it in?

Shenandoah is a town in Page County, Virginia. It covers 2.2 square miles of land, 1,148 residents per square mile in 2020.

Shenandoah (marked with a dot) in Page County, Virginia. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Shenandoah, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 2,480 people lived in Shenandoah on July 1, 2025, about level with 2020, slower than Virginia (+2.9%). The 2020 Census counted 2,486 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 2,888 (±513).

  • July 2020→2021 +13 (2,491)
  • 2021→2022 −11 (2,480)
  • 2022→2023 −7 (2,473)
  • 2023→2024 −1 (2,472)
  • 2024→2025 +8 (2,480)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure ShenandoahPage CountyVirginia Change since 2015-2019
Total population 2,888 ±513 23,727 8,705,170 no clear change
Households 990 ±155 9,911 3,365,732 no clear change
Average household size 2.92 ±0.32 2.37 2.52 no clear change
Housing units 1,128 ±174 11,955 3,684,756 no clear change

Shenandoah's population since 2000

From 1,878 in 2000 to 2,480 in 2025: up 32.1%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Shenandoah as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,878
  • 2005 (estimate) 2,377
  • 2010 Census 2,373
  • 2015 (estimate) 2,320
  • 2020 Census 2,486
  • 2025 (estimate) 2,480

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Shenandoah?

The median resident of Shenandoah is 37.0 years old; 26.8% are under 18 and 13.3% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 83.1%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 12.6%. 7.8% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure ShenandoahPage CountyVirginia Change since 2015-2019
Median age 37.0 ±4.7 45.4 39.0 no clear change
Under 18 years 26.8% ±3.7 pts 19.6% 21.7% –
65 years and over 13.3% ±3.2 pts 22.3% 16.7% –
Male 53.0% ±4.4 pts 49.7% 49.4% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12.6% ±4.9 pts 2.6% 11.0% +7.6 pts
White alone, not Hispanic 83.1% ±5.1 pts 92.0% 58.4% −9.9 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 1.6% ±1.6 pts 2.1% 18.3% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.4 pts 0.4% 6.9% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.4 pts 0.2% 0.1% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.4 pts 0.0% 0.1% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 2.7% ±1.5 pts 2.2% 4.7% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.4 pts 0.6% 0.6% –
Born outside the United States 7.8% ±4.9 pts 3.1% 13.1% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 10.5% ±5.5 pts 3.6% 17.4% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 6.5% ±3.3 pts 8.1% 9.4% –
With a disability 12.4% ±3.6 pts 19.2% 12.5% –
No health insurance coverage 14.2% ±4.4 pts 8.0% 6.9% no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 82.6% ±4.8 pts 83.1% 91.6% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 7.9% ±3.5 pts 15.2% 42.2% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 0.3% ±0.4 pts 5.5% 18.5% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 83.2% ±8.3 pts 90.6% 86.9% –
Moved from another state in the past year 0.8% ±0.9 pts 1.3% 3.1% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Shenandoah earn?

Half of Shenandoah's 990 households earn less than $71,458 a year (±$7,950), against $57,037 in Page County and $93,170 in Virginia. In 2015-2019 it was $69,740 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 14.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure ShenandoahPage CountyVirginia Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $71,458 ±$7,950 $57,037 $93,170 no clear change
Mean household income $80,596 ±$8,188 $73,730 $128,260 –
Per capita income $28,996 ±$2,982 $32,435 $50,666 no clear change
People below the poverty line 14.2% ±5.7 pts 11.3% 9.9% no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line 19.2% ±11.3 pts 9.6% 12.3% –
Households receiving SNAP 16.2% ±6.1 pts 13.6% 9.1% –
Households with a computer 92.3% ±5.0 pts 86.0% 95.4% –
Households with a broadband subscription 86.3% ±5.5 pts 80.5% 91.0% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Shenandoah?

Owners occupy 76.4% of Shenandoah's occupied homes and renters 23.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $212,600 by its owner (±$8,843). The median renter pays $1,093 a month including utilities, and 15.1% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure ShenandoahPage CountyVirginia Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $212,600 ±$8,843 $233,200 $383,700 +$35,503
Median gross rent $1,093 ±$150 $879 $1,579 no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 15.1% ±9.5 pts 33.8% 39.4% no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,523 ±$166 $1,507 $2,127 –
Owner-occupied homes 76.4% ±7.6 pts 71.8% 67.3% +11.8 pts
Renter-occupied homes 23.6% ±7.6 pts 28.2% 32.7% –
Housing units 1,128 ±174 11,955 3,684,756 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 0.7% ±1.0 pts 0.7% 0.8% –
Rental vacancy rate 11.0% ±12.2 pts 8.4% 4.8% –
Single-family detached homes 87.2% ±5.9 pts 82.5% 61.3% –
Mobile homes 1.4% ±1.4 pts 9.1% 4.3% –
Built 2020 or later 1.2% ±1.2 pts 1.2% 1.7% –
Built 2010 to 2019 2.0% ±1.7 pts 4.9% 9.9% –
Built 1939 or earlier 21.7% ±5.7 pts 20.7% 7.0% –
Households with no vehicle 2.9% ±3.5 pts 7.8% 6.1% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Shenandoah work and get to work?

78.5% of Shenandoah's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 31.7 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure ShenandoahPage CountyVirginia Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 64.0% ±5.6 pts 56.7% 65.4% –
Unemployment rate 3.9% ±2.7 pts 5.5% 4.3% –
Drove alone to work 78.5% ±7.2 pts 76.6% 67.6% –
Carpooled 15.6% ±6.9 pts 15.3% 8.0% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±3.1 pts 0.3% 2.3% –
Walked 1.6% ±1.6 pts 1.2% 2.1% –
Worked from home 4.1% ±3.1 pts 5.8% 18.3% –
Mean travel time to work 31.7 min ±3.5 34.7 min 27.3 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Shenandoah?

No census tract lies mostly in Shenandoah; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Shenandoah, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Shenandoah
Tract 305Page County5,685 $67,734 $204,00039%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Shenandoah) · Census block assignment files

How does Shenandoah compare with other places in Virginia?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Shenandoah is the 6,932nd-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 88th-most populous of 227 in Virginia.

Shenandoah ranks 226th of 365 places in Virginia with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Shenandoah's rank in Virginia (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate88th227
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)79th139
Residents per square mile202nd374
Median household income226th365
Per capita income316th374
Median home value279th359
Median gross rent221st341
Poverty rate93rd263
Bachelor's degree or higher358th359
Median age251st372
Owner-occupied share129th368
Travel time to work83rd372

Shenandoah's figures with every place in Virginia (CSV)

Every place in Virginia, sortable · Compare Shenandoah with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Shenandoah?

17 of the 57 figures for Shenandoah on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Shenandoah are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Shenandoah.