Callaghan vs Low Moor

A side-by-side comparison of Callaghan and Low Moor: population, income, housing, and more.

Callaghan and Low Moor are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Low Moor has the higher population (396 vs 277 in Callaghan). Callaghan has the higher median home value ($171,400 vs $122,100 in Low Moor). Since 2019, Low Moor's population has grown faster (+91.3% vs -2.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Callaghan	Low Moor
Population	277	396
Median age	56.3 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$100,781	—
Median home value	$171,400	$122,100
Median gross rent	$912	—
Housing units	177	159
Homeownership rate	75.8%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	5.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Callaghan	Low Moor
Population	283 → 277 (-2.1%)	207 → 396 (+91.3%)
Median household income	$68,333 → $100,781 (+47.5%)	$23,462 → $92,885 (+295.9%)
Median home value	$131,300 → $171,400 (+30.5%)	$48,300 → $122,100 (+152.8%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $912 (+9.9%)	—

Callaghan

Population

283277

Median household income

$68,333$100,781

Median home value

$131,300$171,400

Median gross rent

$830$912

Low Moor

Population

207396

Median household income

$23,462$92,885

Median home value

$48,300$122,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Callaghan	Low Moor
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	6.1%	6.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	9.6%
25 to 34	6.1%	3.0%
35 to 44	9.4%	21.5%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.4%
55 to 64	42.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	13.0%	19.7%
75 and over	1.1%	26.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Callaghan	Low Moor
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	96.5%
Black or African American	10.8%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Callaghan	Low Moor
No high school diploma	1.7%	36.3%
High school graduate	47.5%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Callaghan	Low Moor
Drove alone	73.1%	76.1%
Carpooled	14.4%	23.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	0.0%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Callaghan	Low Moor
1-unit, detached	53.7%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	27.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Callaghan	Low Moor
Poverty rate	13.7%	9.9%
Average household size	2.20	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	16	14
Median year structure built	1960	1964