Grundy

Population: 782
Median household income: $42,417
Median home value: $187,000

Located in Buchanan County, Virginia, Grundy is a community with a population of 782. At $42,417, its median household income sits in line with Buchanan County's $42,216.

Between 2019 and 2023, Grundy's population declined 13.3% from 902 to 782, while its median home value rose 22.4% from $152,800 to $187,000.

85.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1968.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 782
Median age: 54.5 yrs
Median household income: $42,417
Median home value: $187,000
Median gross rent: $740
Housing units: 503
Homeownership rate: 84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

902782

Median household income

$41,902$42,417

Median home value

$152,800$187,000

Median gross rent

$791$740

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	902	$41,902	$152,800	$791
2020	1,034	$49,438	$163,700	$806
2021	1,112	$46,406	$160,600	$843
2022	777	—	$181,600	$728
2023	782	$42,417	$187,000	$740

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 444.1%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over24.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35	4.5%
5 to 17	111	14.2%
18 to 24	70	9.0%
25 to 34	67	8.6%
35 to 44	32	4.1%
45 to 54	79	10.1%
55 to 64	120	15.3%
65 to 74	79	10.1%
75 and over	189	24.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	683	87.3%
Black or African American	61	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's19.1%

Bachelor's degree25.1%

Graduate or professional degree14.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	6.9%
High school graduate	198	35.0%
Some college or associate's	108	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	142	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	79	14.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	216	76.6%
Carpooled	27	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	30	10.6%
Other means	2	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	113	44.8%
15 to 29 min	91	36.1%
30 to 44 min	37	14.7%
45 to 59 min	9	3.6%
60+ min	2	0.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.79
Poverty rate: 22.6% (157 of 695)

	Count	Share
Family households	153	39.9%
Nonfamily households	230	60.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	383	76.1%
Vacant	120	23.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	322	84.1%
Renter-occupied	61	15.9%

1-unit, detached85.5%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	430	85.5%
1-unit, attached	3	0.6%
2 to 4 units	18	3.6%
5 to 19 units	42	8.3%
20 or more units	2	0.4%
Mobile home & other	8	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5133648
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 37.2672, -82.0946