Virginia · Census place 33488
Grottoes, VA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Grottoes, Virginia (Grottoes, VA — Census place “Grottoes town”) is 2,926 residents, ranking #246 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $84,508, the median home is worth $267,500 and median gross rent runs $847 a month. Looking for the Grottoes Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Grottoes, VA: 24441.
- Population
- 2,926Grottoes town residents
- Median household income
- $84,508Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $267,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $847Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77%Owner-occupied households
Grottoes ZIP codes (Virginia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Grottoes.
The Grottoes VA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Grottoes town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Grottoes town median would spend about 12% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.6% of residents and 77% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Grottoes town, VA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Grottoes town is a small town in Virginia, with 2,926 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #246 of 688 ranked by population — larger than 64% of them. The median age here is 38.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Grottoes town earn a median of $84,508 a year, 7.6% above the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $82,986 median for the 383 Virginia cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Grottoes town is valued at $267,500, 11.8% below the national figure and 8% below the $291,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $847 a month, 39.8% below the national figure, or roughly $10,164 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 77% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Virginia.
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- Windsor town 2,808
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Grottoes town?
- Grottoes town has 2,926 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #246 of 688 in Virginia.
- What is the median household income in Grottoes town?
- Median household income in Grottoes town is $84,508 a year, 7.6% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Grottoes town?
- Median gross rent is $847 a month and the median home value is $267,500, so rent absorbs about 12% of median household income.
- Is Grottoes town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Grottoes town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Grottoes town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.