Saluda

Population: 588
Median household income: $115,398
Median home value: $235,800

Located in Middlesex County, Virginia, Saluda is a community with a population of 588. At $115,398, its median household income sits above Middlesex County's $74,154.

From 2019 to 2023, Saluda's population declined 8.0% from 639 to 588, while its median home value rose 6.2% from $222,100 to $235,800.

The median resident is 39.4 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 23.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 588
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $115,398
Median home value: $235,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 182
Homeownership rate: 72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

639588

Median household income

$77,604$115,398

Median home value

$222,100$235,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	639	$77,604	$222,100	$1,326
2020	606	—	—	—
2021	625	—	$338,900	—
2022	650	$115,221	$241,500	—
2023	588	$115,398	$235,800	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 172.7%

18 to 2418.5%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4423.1%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 744.3%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	16	2.7%
18 to 24	109	18.5%
25 to 34	86	14.6%
35 to 44	136	23.1%
45 to 54	49	8.3%
55 to 64	98	16.7%
65 to 74	25	4.3%
75 and over	69	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	311	52.9%
Black or African American	161	27.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	96	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.2%

High school graduate43.4%

Some college or associate's10.4%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	98	21.2%
High school graduate	201	43.4%
Some college or associate's	48	10.4%
Bachelor's degree	86	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	30	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone66.1%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home27.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	166	66.1%
Carpooled	17	6.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	68	27.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	49	26.8%
15 to 29 min	77	42.1%
30 to 44 min	29	15.8%
45 to 59 min	28	15.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 14.7% (49 of 334)

	Count	Share
Family households	108	81.2%
Nonfamily households	25	18.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	133	73.1%
Vacant	49	26.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	96	72.2%
Renter-occupied	37	27.8%

1-unit, detached75.3%

1-unit, attached4.4%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	137	75.3%
1-unit, attached	8	4.4%
2 to 4 units	22	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15	8.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5170112
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.6053, -76.5938