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Mount Jackson, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Mount Jackson is a Census town of 2,000 people across 3.81 square miles of land, in Shenandoah County. Median household income is $52,297, 70.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mount Jackson
What Mount Jackson is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.81 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land525
- County holding the largest share of its areaShenandoah County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Mount Jackson
- Population2,000
- Median age37.2
- Population under 18531 plus or minus 141
- Share under 1826.6 percent
- Population 65 and over379 plus or minus 90
- Share 65 and over18.9 percent
- Households825
- Family households427 plus or minus 88
- Share of households that are families51.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mount Jackson
- Median household income$52,297 plus or minus $13,523
- Per capita income$28,444
- Civilian labor force972
- Employed892 plus or minus 196
- Unemployed80 plus or minus 49
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over1,357
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.8 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mount Jackson
- Housing units914
- Occupied units825
- Vacant units89 plus or minus 49
- Vacancy rate9.7 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Owner occupied579 plus or minus 119
- Renter occupied246 plus or minus 58
- Ownership rate70.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$193,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$984
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.6 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Single family units612
- Share single family67.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more104 plus or minus 47
- Share in buildings of two or more11.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes198 plus or minus 67
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mount Jackson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute855 plus or minus 197
- Commuting under 15 minutes279 plus or minus 85
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more325 plus or minus 125
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.0 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Drove alone72.6 percent
- Carpooled20.4 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home4.0 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Mount Jackson
- NFIP communityTown of Mount Jackson
- NFIP community number510148
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/16/03
The Town of Mount Jackson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 510148 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Shenandoah County, not Mount Jackson
Shenandoah County context, not Mount Jackson figures
- Establishments in Shenandoah County922
- Covered employment, Shenandoah County13,484
- Average annual pay, Shenandoah County$49,986
- Housing units permitted, Shenandoah County224
Every figure in this section is published for Shenandoah County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mount Jackson.
All Shenandoah County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Mount Jackson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mount Jackson, Virginia?
2,000, in 825 households. Mount Jackson town covers 3.81 square miles of land, which is 525 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mount Jackson in?
Shenandoah County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Mount Jackson?
$52,297. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $193,000. Median gross rent is $984 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Mount Jackson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mount Jackson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mount Jackson, town of, community 510148, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mount Jackson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Shenandoah County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Mount Jackson.
Is zoning published for Mount Jackson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.