Grottoes

Population: 2,926
Median household income: $84,508
Median home value: $267,500

Grottoes is a community in Rockingham County, Virginia, home to 2,926 residents. The median household income of $84,508 is above the Rockingham County median ($78,468).

Between 2019 and 2023, Grottoes's population grew 4.9% from 2,789 to 2,926, while its median home value rose 61.7% from $165,400 to $267,500.

The median gross rent is $847. 23.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,926
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $84,508
Median home value: $267,500
Median gross rent: $847
Housing units: 1,243
Homeownership rate: 77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7892,926

Median household income

$53,750$84,508

Median home value

$165,400$267,500

Median gross rent

$813$847

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,789	$53,750	$165,400	$813
2020	2,797	$57,042	$175,300	$871
2021	2,886	$69,464	$203,400	$800
2022	2,904	$78,750	$242,000	$853
2023	2,926	$84,508	$267,500	$847

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 5419.1%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	151	5.2%
5 to 17	532	18.2%
18 to 24	308	10.5%
25 to 34	416	14.2%
35 to 44	257	8.8%
45 to 54	560	19.1%
55 to 64	336	11.5%
65 to 74	142	4.9%
75 and over	224	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,576	88.0%
Black or African American	76	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.6%
Asian	3	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	0.5%
Two or more races	141	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	96	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	105	5.4%
High school graduate	742	38.3%
Some college or associate's	632	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	268	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	188	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled15.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,364	79.9%
Carpooled	262	15.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	82	4.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	170	10.5%
15 to 29 min	1,111	68.3%
30 to 44 min	258	15.9%
45 to 59 min	39	2.4%
60+ min	48	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 10.6% (311 of 2,926)

	Count	Share
Family households	687	59.1%
Nonfamily households	476	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,163	93.6%
Vacant	80	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	896	77.0%
Renter-occupied	267	23.0%

1-unit, detached78.3%

1-unit, attached5.6%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	973	78.3%
1-unit, attached	70	5.6%
2 to 4 units	115	9.3%
5 to 19 units	51	4.1%
20 or more units	27	2.2%
Mobile home & other	7	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5133488
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.04 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 38.2697, -78.8259