Luray vs Stanley

A side-by-side comparison of Luray and Stanley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Luray has the higher population (4,836 vs 1,976 in Stanley). Stanley has the higher median household income ($59,583 vs $55,802 in Luray). Luray has the higher median home value ($243,500 vs $197,100 in Stanley).

Population, income & housing

	Luray	Stanley
Population	4,836	1,976
Median age	54.9 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$55,802	$59,583
Median home value	$243,500	$197,100
Median gross rent	$830	$800
Housing units	2,683	716
Homeownership rate	67.4%	63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Luray	Stanley
Population	4,832 → 4,836 (+0.1%)	1,865 → 1,976 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$46,161 → $55,802 (+20.9%)	$37,542 → $59,583 (+58.7%)
Median home value	$169,600 → $243,500 (+43.6%)	$160,900 → $197,100 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $830 (-1.7%)	$728 → $800 (+9.9%)

Luray

Population

4,8324,836

Median household income

$46,161$55,802

Median home value

$169,600$243,500

Median gross rent

$844$830

Stanley

Population

1,8651,976

Median household income

$37,542$59,583

Median home value

$160,900$197,100

Median gross rent

$728$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Luray	Stanley
Under 5	3.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	11.9%	11.1%
18 to 24	2.8%	14.9%
25 to 34	10.3%	9.0%
35 to 44	9.9%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	15.8%
55 to 64	18.4%	13.9%
65 to 74	18.0%	12.6%
75 and over	13.4%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Luray	Stanley
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	96.2%
Black or African American	6.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Luray	Stanley
No high school diploma	14.1%	22.6%
High school graduate	42.0%	46.1%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Luray	Stanley
Drove alone	77.6%	77.8%
Carpooled	11.6%	18.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Luray	Stanley
1-unit, detached	81.9%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	6.7%
20 or more units	1.4%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Luray	Stanley
Poverty rate	7.2%	11.8%
Average household size	1.98	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	22	37
Median year structure built	1963	1974