Shenandoah County vs Warren County

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

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

Shenandoah County has the higher population (44,630 vs 41,104 in Warren County). Warren County has the higher median household income ($84,331 vs $64,437 in Shenandoah County). Warren County has the higher median home value ($315,800 vs $265,800 in Shenandoah County).

Population, income & housing

	Shenandoah County	Warren County
Population	44,630	41,104
Median age	42.9 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,437	$84,331
Median home value	$265,800	$315,800
Median gross rent	$968	$1,199
Housing units	21,319	16,936
Homeownership rate	72.4%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shenandoah County	Warren County
Population	43,224 → 44,630 (+3.3%)	39,492 → 41,104 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$57,252 → $64,437 (+12.5%)	$69,116 → $84,331 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$213,200 → $265,800 (+24.7%)	$244,800 → $315,800 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $968 (+7.6%)	$1,020 → $1,199 (+17.5%)

Shenandoah County

Population

43,22444,630

Median household income

$57,252$64,437

Median home value

$213,200$265,800

Median gross rent

$900$968

Warren County

Population

39,49241,104

Median household income

$69,116$84,331

Median home value

$244,800$315,800

Median gross rent

$1,020$1,199

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shenandoah County	Warren County
Under 5	5.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.8%	16.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.1%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.0%
65 to 74	12.5%	10.4%
75 and over	9.4%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shenandoah County	Warren County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	82.4%
Black or African American	2.7%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shenandoah County	Warren County
No high school diploma	11.0%	11.0%
High school graduate	41.1%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shenandoah County	Warren County
Drove alone	77.5%	73.4%
Carpooled	10.0%	10.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	2.3%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.8%	11.3%
Other means	1.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shenandoah County	Warren County
1-unit, detached	75.9%	84.4%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	4.4%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Shenandoah County	Warren County
Poverty rate	12.3%	11.3%
Average household size	2.49	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	29	40
Median year structure built	1981	1985