Maurertown vs Mount Jackson

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

Maurertown 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 1,138 in Maurertown). Maurertown has the higher median household income ($89,375 vs $55,521 in Mount Jackson). Maurertown has the higher median home value ($263,400 vs $170,300 in Mount Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Maurertown	Mount Jackson
Population	1,138	2,048
Median age	31.4 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$89,375	$55,521
Median home value	$263,400	$170,300
Median gross rent	$1,391	$966
Housing units	373	919
Homeownership rate	94.6%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Maurertown	Mount Jackson
Population	955 → 1,138 (+19.2%)	2,129 → 2,048 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$59,570 → $89,375 (+50.0%)	$46,833 → $55,521 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$195,100 → $263,400 (+35.0%)	$134,900 → $170,300 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,051 → $1,391 (+32.4%)	$839 → $966 (+15.1%)

Maurertown

Population

9551,138

Median household income

$59,570$89,375

Median home value

$195,100$263,400

Median gross rent

$1,051$1,391

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)

	Maurertown	Mount Jackson
Under 5	11.2%	8.1%
5 to 17	22.5%	18.0%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.7%
25 to 34	9.4%	10.2%
35 to 44	2.5%	14.1%
45 to 54	19.5%	13.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	14.8%
65 to 74	4.8%	9.1%
75 and over	7.9%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Maurertown	Mount Jackson
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	58.4%
Black or African American	2.2%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	36.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Maurertown	Mount Jackson
No high school diploma	12.8%	15.8%
High school graduate	57.8%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	17.3%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Maurertown	Mount Jackson
Drove alone	76.0%	69.6%
Carpooled	17.2%	22.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	4.2%
Other means	2.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Maurertown	Mount Jackson
1-unit, detached	91.2%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	8.8%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	21.0%

Poverty & households

	Maurertown	Mount Jackson
Poverty rate	2.8%	14.0%
Average household size	3.30	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	2001	1973