
Virginia · Census place 78736
Timberville, VA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Timberville, Virginia (Timberville, VA — Census place “Timberville town”) is 2,998 residents, ranking #242 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $56,837, the median home is worth $211,500 and median gross rent runs $943 a month. Looking for the Timberville Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Timberville, VA: 22853.
- Population
- 2,998Timberville town residents
- Median household income
- $56,837Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $211,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $943Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.8%Owner-occupied households
Timberville ZIP codes (Virginia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Timberville.
The Timberville 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 Timberville town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Timberville town median would spend about 19.9% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.8% of residents and 59.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Timberville town, VA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Timberville town is a small town in Virginia, with 2,998 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #242 of 688 ranked by population — larger than 64% of them. The median age here is 36.4 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 Timberville town earn a median of $56,837 a year, 27.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 32% below the $82,986 median for the 383 Virginia cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 12.8% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Timberville town is valued at $211,500, 30.3% below the national figure and 27% below the $291,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $943 a month, 32.9% below the national figure, or roughly $11,316 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.9% 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 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 59.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.
- Elkton town 2,973
- Cloverdale CDP 3,095
- Merrimac CDP 2,955
- Blue Ridge CDP 3,112
- Wise town 2,940
- One Loudoun CDP 3,126
- Grottoes town 2,926
- Shenandoah town 3,131
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Timberville town?
- Timberville town has 2,998 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #242 of 688 in Virginia.
- What is the median household income in Timberville town?
- Median household income in Timberville town is $56,837 a year, 27.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Timberville town?
- Median gross rent is $943 a month and the median home value is $211,500, so rent absorbs about 19.9% of median household income.
- Is Timberville town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Timberville town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Timberville 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.