Shenandoah vs Stanley

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

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

Shenandoah has the higher population (3,131 vs 1,976 in Stanley). Shenandoah has the higher median household income ($68,594 vs $59,583 in Stanley). Stanley has the higher median home value ($197,100 vs $187,300 in Shenandoah).

Population, income & housing

	Shenandoah	Stanley
Population	3,131	1,976
Median age	35.9 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$68,594	$59,583
Median home value	$187,300	$197,100
Median gross rent	$1,036	$800
Housing units	1,132	716
Homeownership rate	76.3%	63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shenandoah	Stanley
Population	3,033 → 3,131 (+3.2%)	1,865 → 1,976 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$56,667 → $68,594 (+21.0%)	$37,542 → $59,583 (+58.7%)
Median home value	$143,900 → $187,300 (+30.2%)	$160,900 → $197,100 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$876 → $1,036 (+18.3%)	$728 → $800 (+9.9%)

Shenandoah

Population

3,0333,131

Median household income

$56,667$68,594

Median home value

$143,900$187,300

Median gross rent

$876$1,036

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)

	Shenandoah	Stanley
Under 5	4.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	23.6%	11.1%
18 to 24	6.7%	14.9%
25 to 34	13.1%	9.0%
35 to 44	15.2%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	15.8%
55 to 64	9.3%	13.9%
65 to 74	9.3%	12.6%
75 and over	6.3%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shenandoah	Stanley
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	96.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shenandoah	Stanley
No high school diploma	18.5%	22.6%
High school graduate	48.9%	46.1%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shenandoah	Stanley
Drove alone	80.5%	77.8%
Carpooled	14.4%	18.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	1.0%
Other means	0.2%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shenandoah	Stanley
1-unit, detached	87.2%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Shenandoah	Stanley
Poverty rate	15.3%	11.8%
Average household size	3.00	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	32	37
Median year structure built	1973	1974