Clifton Forge

Population: 3,483
Median household income: $33,107
Median home value: $106,900

Clifton Forge, a community in Alleghany County, Virginia, has 3,483 residents. At $33,107, its median household income sits below Alleghany County's $55,160.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clifton Forge's population declined 2.7% from 3,581 to 3,483, while its median home value rose 35.7% from $78,800 to $106,900.

18.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,483
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $33,107
Median home value: $106,900
Median gross rent: $636
Housing units: 1,845
Homeownership rate: 61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5813,483

Median household income

$33,523$33,107

Median home value

$78,800$106,900

Median gross rent

$653$636

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,581	$33,523	$78,800	$653
2020	3,534	$33,598	$106,700	$591
2021	3,549	$34,375	$89,300	$576
2022	3,541	$32,007	$97,400	$539
2023	3,483	$33,107	$106,900	$636

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 447.7%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over12.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	231	6.6%
5 to 17	547	15.7%
18 to 24	201	5.8%
25 to 34	448	12.9%
35 to 44	268	7.7%
45 to 54	372	10.7%
55 to 64	524	15.0%
65 to 74	472	13.6%
75 and over	420	12.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,778	79.8%
Black or African American	555	15.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	74	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	72	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate43.4%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	361	14.4%
High school graduate	1,086	43.4%
Some college or associate's	585	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	213	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	259	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone95.2%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	955	95.2%
Carpooled	26	2.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	2.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	354	36.1%
15 to 29 min	308	31.4%
30 to 44 min	71	7.2%
45 to 59 min	141	14.4%
60+ min	107	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 19.3% (640 of 3,320)

	Count	Share
Family households	780	54.2%
Nonfamily households	659	45.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,439	78.0%
Vacant	406	22.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	879	61.1%
Renter-occupied	560	38.9%

1-unit, detached76.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units10.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,413	76.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	93	5.0%
5 to 19 units	138	7.5%
20 or more units	201	10.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5117440
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 37.8233, -79.8252