Altavista vs Timberlake

A side-by-side comparison of Altavista and Timberlake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Timberlake has the higher population (12,833 vs 3,356 in Altavista). Timberlake has the higher median household income ($68,833 vs $45,962 in Altavista). Timberlake has the higher median home value ($228,200 vs $135,000 in Altavista).

Population, income & housing

	Altavista	Timberlake
Population	3,356	12,833
Median age	41.3 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,962	$68,833
Median home value	$135,000	$228,200
Median gross rent	$878	$1,037
Housing units	1,518	5,701
Homeownership rate	61.9%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Altavista	Timberlake
Population	3,442 → 3,356 (-2.5%)	13,247 → 12,833 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$33,594 → $45,962 (+36.8%)	$52,245 → $68,833 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$109,000 → $135,000 (+23.9%)	$184,700 → $228,200 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$637 → $878 (+37.8%)	$909 → $1,037 (+14.1%)

Altavista

Population

3,4423,356

Median household income

$33,594$45,962

Median home value

$109,000$135,000

Median gross rent

$637$878

Timberlake

Population

13,24712,833

Median household income

$52,245$68,833

Median home value

$184,700$228,200

Median gross rent

$909$1,037

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Altavista	Timberlake
Under 5	6.7%	3.1%
5 to 17	15.5%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.1%	10.9%
25 to 34	14.3%	14.4%
35 to 44	10.0%	14.7%
45 to 54	14.6%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.9%	13.7%
65 to 74	9.4%	9.6%
75 and over	10.7%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Altavista	Timberlake
White (non-Hispanic)	61.4%	75.0%
Black or African American	34.5%	10.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Altavista	Timberlake
No high school diploma	8.3%	5.5%
High school graduate	38.7%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Altavista	Timberlake
Drove alone	83.9%	80.7%
Carpooled	5.9%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Altavista	Timberlake
1-unit, detached	75.6%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	11.9%	13.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Altavista	Timberlake
Poverty rate	14.5%	9.4%
Average household size	2.49	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1961	1979