Columbia Furnace

Population: 266
Median household income: $39,191
Median home value: $230,000

Columbia Furnace, a community in Shenandoah County, Virginia, has 266 residents. At $39,191, its median household income sits below Shenandoah County's $64,437.

Households average 1.89 people. The median gross rent is $670.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 266
Median age: 45.9 yrs
Median household income: $39,191
Median home value: $230,000
Median gross rent: $670
Housing units: 153
Homeownership rate: 42.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2023	266	$39,191	$230,000	$670

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5424.1%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	7.1%
5 to 17	39	14.7%
18 to 24	15	5.6%
25 to 34	25	9.4%
35 to 44	25	9.4%
45 to 54	64	24.1%
55 to 64	42	15.8%
65 to 74	37	13.9%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	173	65.0%
Black or African American	27	10.2%
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	19	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	17.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.3%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45	23.3%
High school graduate	78	40.4%
Some college or associate's	53	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	17	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone63.9%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked23.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means5.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	76	63.9%
Carpooled	8	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	23.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	7	5.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	37	31.1%
15 to 29 min	7	5.9%
30 to 44 min	36	30.3%
45 to 59 min	24	20.2%
60+ min	15	12.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.89
Poverty rate: 9.4% (25 of 266)

	Count	Share
Family households	51	36.2%
Nonfamily households	90	63.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	141	92.2%
Vacant	12	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	60	42.6%
Renter-occupied	81	57.4%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units18.3%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	115	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	28	18.3%
5 to 19 units	10	6.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5118656
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.34 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.8749, -78.6148