Mount Jackson vs Strasburg

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

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

Strasburg has the higher population (7,162 vs 2,048 in Mount Jackson). Strasburg has the higher median household income ($59,614 vs $55,521 in Mount Jackson). Strasburg has the higher median home value ($247,300 vs $170,300 in Mount Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Mount Jackson	Strasburg
Population	2,048	7,162
Median age	37.5 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,521	$59,614
Median home value	$170,300	$247,300
Median gross rent	$966	$997
Housing units	919	3,296
Homeownership rate	67.4%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mount Jackson	Strasburg
Population	2,129 → 2,048 (-3.8%)	6,609 → 7,162 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$46,833 → $55,521 (+18.6%)	$54,740 → $59,614 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$134,900 → $170,300 (+26.2%)	$206,500 → $247,300 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	$839 → $966 (+15.1%)	$977 → $997 (+2.0%)

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

Strasburg

Population

6,6097,162

Median household income

$54,740$59,614

Median home value

$206,500$247,300

Median gross rent

$977$997

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mount Jackson	Strasburg
Under 5	8.1%	9.0%
5 to 17	18.0%	15.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	7.6%
25 to 34	10.2%	10.8%
35 to 44	14.1%	17.1%
45 to 54	13.0%	10.4%
55 to 64	14.8%	10.7%
65 to 74	9.1%	11.2%
75 and over	6.0%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mount Jackson	Strasburg
White (non-Hispanic)	58.4%	86.8%
Black or African American	2.6%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.4%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	36.1%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mount Jackson	Strasburg
No high school diploma	15.8%	10.2%
High school graduate	44.9%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mount Jackson	Strasburg
Drove alone	69.6%	78.6%
Carpooled	22.7%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	7.1%
Other means	0.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mount Jackson	Strasburg
1-unit, detached	63.5%	54.1%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	15.5%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	19.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	21.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mount Jackson	Strasburg
Poverty rate	14.0%	8.6%
Average household size	2.48	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1973	1984