Big Island vs Moneta

A side-by-side comparison of Big Island and Moneta: population, income, housing, and more.

Big Island and Moneta are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Moneta has the higher population (301 vs 103 in Big Island). Moneta has the higher median home value ($302,700 vs $137,500 in Big Island). Since 2019, Moneta's population has grown faster (-32.1% vs -49.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Island	Moneta
Population	103	301
Median age	68.0 yrs	58.9 yrs
Median home value	$137,500	$302,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,321
Housing units	92	203
Homeownership rate	40.6%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Island	Moneta
Population	203 → 103 (-49.3%)	443 → 301 (-32.1%)
Median household income	$34,762 → $40,268 (+15.8%)	$37,188 → $31,141 (-16.3%)
Median home value	$107,500 → $137,500 (+27.9%)	$140,000 → $302,700 (+116.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,388 → $1,321 (-4.8%)

Big Island

Population

203103

Median household income

$34,762$40,268

Median home value

$107,500$137,500

Moneta

Population

443301

Median household income

$37,188$31,141

Median home value

$140,000$302,700

Median gross rent

$1,388$1,321

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Island	Moneta
Under 5	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	12.6%	10.6%
18 to 24	8.7%	6.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	6.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	6.6%
45 to 54	8.7%	11.0%
55 to 64	8.7%	16.6%
65 to 74	41.7%	31.6%
75 and over	8.7%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Island	Moneta
White (non-Hispanic)	74.8%	96.3%
Black or African American	25.2%	3.7%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Island	Moneta
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	75.3%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	48.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Island	Moneta
Drove alone	100.0%	82.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	17.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Island	Moneta
1-unit, detached	100.0%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Big Island	Moneta
Poverty rate	0.0%	24.3%
Average household size	1.49	1.66
Mean commute (minutes)	—	34
Median year structure built	1950	2002