Goshen

Population: 285
Median household income: $46,250
Median home value: $131,300

Goshen, a community in Rockbridge County, Virginia, has 285 residents. Its median household income of $46,250 runs below the Rockbridge County figure of $63,975.

From 2019 to 2023, Goshen's population declined 14.2% from 332 to 285, while its median home value rose 31.3% from $100,000 to $131,300.

Owners occupy 79.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 285
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $46,250
Median home value: $131,300
Median gross rent: $725
Housing units: 160
Homeownership rate: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

332285

Median household income

$28,889$46,250

Median home value

$100,000$131,300

Median gross rent

$540$725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	332	$28,889	$100,000	$540
2020	336	$38,438	$104,400	$658
2021	316	$40,179	$107,500	$580
2022	317	$40,313	$128,100	$623
2023	285	$46,250	$131,300	$725

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	4.6%
5 to 17	49	17.2%
18 to 24	30	10.5%
25 to 34	32	11.2%
35 to 44	27	9.5%
45 to 54	41	14.4%
55 to 64	48	16.8%
65 to 74	14	4.9%
75 and over	31	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	277	97.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.7%
Two or more races	3	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate59.1%

Some college or associate's20.7%

Bachelor's degree2.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	23	11.9%
High school graduate	114	59.1%
Some college or associate's	40	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	5	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	84	80.0%
Carpooled	11	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	7.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7	7.2%
15 to 29 min	15	15.5%
30 to 44 min	34	35.1%
45 to 59 min	22	22.7%
60+ min	19	19.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 25.9% (73 of 282)

	Count	Share
Family households	56	52.8%
Nonfamily households	50	47.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	106	66.3%
Vacant	54	33.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	84	79.2%
Renter-occupied	22	20.8%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	110	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5	3.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45	28.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5131968
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 37.9900, -79.5078