Edinburg vs Mount Jackson

A side-by-side comparison of Edinburg and Mount Jackson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mount Jackson has the higher population (2,048 vs 1,544 in Edinburg). Mount Jackson has the higher median household income ($55,521 vs $54,775 in Edinburg). Edinburg has the higher median home value ($217,900 vs $170,300 in Mount Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Edinburg	Mount Jackson
Population	1,544	2,048
Median age	34.7 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,775	$55,521
Median home value	$217,900	$170,300
Median gross rent	$977	$966
Housing units	703	919
Homeownership rate	63.9%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edinburg	Mount Jackson
Population	1,261 → 1,544 (+22.4%)	2,129 → 2,048 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$53,654 → $54,775 (+2.1%)	$46,833 → $55,521 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$149,800 → $217,900 (+45.5%)	$134,900 → $170,300 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $977 (+22.6%)	$839 → $966 (+15.1%)

Edinburg

Population

1,2611,544

Median household income

$53,654$54,775

Median home value

$149,800$217,900

Median gross rent

$797$977

Mount Jackson

Population

2,1292,048

Median household income

$46,833$55,521

Median home value

$134,900$170,300

Median gross rent

$839$966

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edinburg	Mount Jackson
Under 5	3.9%	8.1%
5 to 17	18.6%	18.0%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.7%
25 to 34	21.9%	10.2%
35 to 44	17.5%	14.1%
45 to 54	10.7%	13.0%
55 to 64	9.1%	14.8%
65 to 74	6.3%	9.1%
75 and over	5.3%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edinburg	Mount Jackson
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	58.4%
Black or African American	7.4%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	13.9%	36.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edinburg	Mount Jackson
No high school diploma	7.0%	15.8%
High school graduate	43.3%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edinburg	Mount Jackson
Drove alone	80.0%	69.6%
Carpooled	5.1%	22.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.1%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	4.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edinburg	Mount Jackson
1-unit, detached	58.2%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	15.1%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	6.7%
20 or more units	6.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	21.0%

Poverty & households

	Edinburg	Mount Jackson
Poverty rate	21.0%	14.0%
Average household size	2.34	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	34	24
Median year structure built	1968	1973