McGaheysville vs Port Republic

A side-by-side comparison of McGaheysville and Port Republic: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McGaheysville has the higher population (1,155 vs 562 in Port Republic). Since 2019, McGaheysville's population has grown faster (+14.8% vs +11.1%).

Population, income & housing

	McGaheysville	Port Republic
Population	1,155	562
Median age	33.2 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,125	—
Median home value	$302,300	—
Median gross rent	$1,449	—
Housing units	477	214
Homeownership rate	66.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McGaheysville	Port Republic
Population	1,006 → 1,155 (+14.8%)	506 → 562 (+11.1%)
Median household income	$66,500 → $67,125 (+0.9%)	$70,000 → $87,993 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$235,400 → $302,300 (+28.4%)	$165,900 → $179,200 (+8.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,295 → $1,449 (+11.9%)	—

McGaheysville

Population

1,0061,155

Median household income

$66,500$67,125

Median home value

$235,400$302,300

Median gross rent

$1,295$1,449

Port Republic

Population

506562

Median household income

$70,000$87,993

Median home value

$165,900$179,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McGaheysville	Port Republic
Under 5	2.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	23.7%	1.4%
18 to 24	13.7%	29.9%
25 to 34	15.2%	9.6%
35 to 44	10.6%	13.9%
45 to 54	15.0%	19.4%
55 to 64	9.9%	7.1%
65 to 74	6.3%	13.0%
75 and over	2.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McGaheysville	Port Republic
White (non-Hispanic)	58.9%	87.0%
Black or African American	2.9%	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	1.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	37.1%	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McGaheysville	Port Republic
No high school diploma	20.7%	11.3%
High school graduate	31.8%	71.5%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	7.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McGaheysville	Port Republic
Drove alone	95.0%	94.8%
Carpooled	2.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McGaheysville	Port Republic
1-unit, detached	75.3%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	13.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	McGaheysville	Port Republic
Poverty rate	16.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.42	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1990	1988