Moneta vs Montvale

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

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

Montvale has the higher population (379 vs 301 in Moneta). Moneta has the higher median home value ($302,700 vs $212,500 in Montvale). Since 2019, Moneta's population has grown faster (-32.1% vs -37.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Moneta	Montvale
Population	301	379
Median age	58.9 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$41,732
Median home value	$302,700	$212,500
Median gross rent	$1,321	—
Housing units	203	225
Homeownership rate	71.3%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.3%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Moneta	Montvale
Population	443 → 301 (-32.1%)	608 → 379 (-37.7%)
Median household income	$37,188 → $31,141 (-16.3%)	$34,280 → $41,732 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$140,000 → $302,700 (+116.2%)	$122,700 → $212,500 (+73.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,388 → $1,321 (-4.8%)	—

Moneta

Population

443301

Median household income

$37,188$31,141

Median home value

$140,000$302,700

Median gross rent

$1,388$1,321

Montvale

Population

608379

Median household income

$34,280$41,732

Median home value

$122,700$212,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Moneta	Montvale
Under 5	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	6.6%	26.4%
25 to 34	6.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	6.6%	20.6%
45 to 54	11.0%	24.3%
55 to 64	16.6%	13.7%
65 to 74	31.6%	3.2%
75 and over	7.0%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Moneta	Montvale
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	97.4%
Black or African American	3.7%	0.0%
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%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Moneta	Montvale
No high school diploma	0.0%	45.2%
High school graduate	21.4%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	48.3%	3.2%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Moneta	Montvale
Drove alone	82.7%	64.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	17.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Moneta	Montvale
1-unit, detached	52.2%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	9.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	15.3%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.3%	29.3%

Poverty & households

	Moneta	Montvale
Poverty rate	24.3%	12.7%
Average household size	1.66	1.68
Mean commute (minutes)	34	49
Median year structure built	2002	1974