Front Royal

Population: 15,152
Median household income: $64,025
Median home value: $284,900

Front Royal, a community in Warren County, Virginia, has 15,152 residents. Its median household income of $64,025 runs below the Warren County figure of $84,331.

Between 2019 and 2023, Front Royal's population held roughly steady from 15,077 to 15,152, while its median home value rose 32.8% from $214,500 to $284,900.

64.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1974.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,152
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $64,025
Median home value: $284,900
Median gross rent: $1,133
Housing units: 6,227
Homeownership rate: 58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,07715,152

Median household income

$51,871$64,025

Median home value

$214,500$284,900

Median gross rent

$973$1,133

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,077	$51,871	$214,500	$973
2020	15,214	$51,675	$225,200	$974
2021	15,039	$54,731	$237,800	$989
2022	15,064	$62,735	$270,400	$1,096
2023	15,152	$64,025	$284,900	$1,133

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	909	6.0%
5 to 17	2,511	16.6%
18 to 24	977	6.4%
25 to 34	2,421	16.0%
35 to 44	2,022	13.3%
45 to 54	1,436	9.5%
55 to 64	2,287	15.1%
65 to 74	1,652	10.9%
75 and over	937	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,779	71.1%
Black or African American	1,387	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	285	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	302	2.0%
Two or more races	706	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,693	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,772	16.5%
High school graduate	4,004	37.2%
Some college or associate's	3,043	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,353	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	583	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone73.3%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,263	73.3%
Carpooled	906	12.6%
Public transit	8	0.1%
Walked	276	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	646	9.0%
Other means	79	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,065	31.6%
15 to 29 min	1,142	17.5%
30 to 44 min	1,267	19.4%
45 to 59 min	519	7.9%
60+ min	1,539	23.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 13.9% (2,056 of 14,817)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,547	60.2%
Nonfamily households	2,348	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,895	94.7%
Vacant	332	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,449	58.5%
Renter-occupied	2,446	41.5%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached12.4%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,993	64.1%
1-unit, attached	773	12.4%
2 to 4 units	606	9.7%
5 to 19 units	687	11.0%
20 or more units	84	1.3%
Mobile home & other	84	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5129968
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 38.9250, -78.1834