Groveton vs Newington Forest

A side-by-side comparison of Groveton and Newington Forest: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Groveton has the higher population (13,563 vs 12,434 in Newington Forest). Newington Forest has the higher median household income ($147,650 vs $109,665 in Groveton). Newington Forest has the higher median home value ($586,400 vs $568,900 in Groveton).

Population, income & housing

	Groveton	Newington Forest
Population	13,563	12,434
Median age	38.7 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$109,665	$147,650
Median home value	$568,900	$586,400
Median gross rent	$1,829	$2,649
Housing units	5,811	4,382
Homeownership rate	55.9%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.2%	62.9%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groveton	Newington Forest
Population	16,516 → 13,563 (-17.9%)	12,373 → 12,434 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$95,259 → $109,665 (+15.1%)	$137,975 → $147,650 (+7.0%)
Median home value	$443,600 → $568,900 (+28.2%)	$453,900 → $586,400 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,610 → $1,829 (+13.6%)	$2,153 → $2,649 (+23.0%)

Groveton

Population

16,51613,563

Median household income

$95,259$109,665

Median home value

$443,600$568,900

Median gross rent

$1,610$1,829

Newington Forest

Population

12,37312,434

Median household income

$137,975$147,650

Median home value

$453,900$586,400

Median gross rent

$2,153$2,649

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groveton	Newington Forest
Under 5	5.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.5%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.5%
25 to 34	13.6%	14.9%
35 to 44	17.9%	14.5%
45 to 54	12.0%	14.8%
55 to 64	12.8%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.1%	9.4%
75 and over	6.1%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groveton	Newington Forest
White (non-Hispanic)	37.8%	51.4%
Black or African American	18.6%	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	9.6%	15.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.3%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.7%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	30.6%	18.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groveton	Newington Forest
No high school diploma	12.5%	8.5%
High school graduate	17.9%	10.0%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	21.1%	32.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groveton	Newington Forest
Drove alone	57.7%	66.5%
Carpooled	9.8%	6.4%
Public transit	7.6%	4.7%
Walked	0.3%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.2%	20.9%
Other means	2.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groveton	Newington Forest
1-unit, detached	33.0%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	24.2%	49.4%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	26.2%	0.5%
20 or more units	12.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Groveton	Newington Forest
Poverty rate	13.5%	3.6%
Average household size	2.49	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	33	34
Median year structure built	1975	1984