Brightwood

Population: 1,436
Median household income: $90,208
Median home value: $300,000

Brightwood is a community in Madison County, Virginia, home to 1,436 residents. At $90,208, its median household income sits above Madison County's $82,972.

From 2019 to 2023, Brightwood's population grew 20.2% from 1,195 to 1,436, while its median home value rose 4.5% from $287,100 to $300,000.

21.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 98.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,436
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $90,208
Median home value: $300,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 475
Homeownership rate: 98.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1951,436

Median household income

$74,881$90,208

Median home value

$287,100$300,000

Median gross rent

$1,355$1,727

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,195	$74,881	$287,100	—
2020	1,283	$80,703	$267,600	$1,355
2021	1,359	$87,716	$287,300	$1,359
2022	1,775	$85,735	$321,800	$1,727
2023	1,436	$90,208	$300,000	—

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

Age distribution

Under 514.4%

5 to 176.4%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over12.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	207	14.4%
5 to 17	92	6.4%
18 to 24	97	6.8%
25 to 34	216	15.0%
35 to 44	156	10.9%
45 to 54	176	12.3%
55 to 64	189	13.2%
65 to 74	121	8.4%
75 and over	182	12.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,358	94.6%
Black or African American	4	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	4	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	57	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.1%

High school graduate44.0%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	126	12.1%
High school graduate	458	44.0%
Some college or associate's	235	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	129	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	92	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone70.9%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit2.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	462	70.9%
Carpooled	72	11.0%
Public transit	15	2.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	103	15.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16	2.9%
15 to 29 min	252	45.9%
30 to 44 min	154	28.1%
45 to 59 min	73	13.3%
60+ min	54	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.02
Poverty rate: 3.3% (47 of 1,436)

	Count	Share
Family households	349	73.5%
Nonfamily households	126	26.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	475	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	470	98.9%
Renter-occupied	5	1.1%

1-unit, detached95.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	455	95.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5109752
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.4140, -78.1847

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