Mount Jackson, Virginia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,664. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,766 (+6.1% change)
Males: 821 (49.3%), Females: 843 (50.7%)
Shenandoah County
Zip code: 22842
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $32,471
Median house value: $87,300
Population by Race
Races in Mount Jackson:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.0%)
- Hispanic (14.1%)
- Other race (9.7%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Black (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (25.4%), United States (14.5%), English (7.6%), Irish (7.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), French (1.9%).
Elevation: 910 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mount Jackson
- High school or higher: 62.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 1.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mount Jackson town
- Never married: 23.6%
- Now married: 54.7%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 9.1%
12.8% Foreign born (12.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +71 (+4.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Jackson:
- SHENANDOAH COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; WOODSTOCK, VA)
- PAGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 14 miles; LURAY, VA)
- ROCKINGHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; HARRISONBURG, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Jackson:
- SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL (about 39 miles; STAUNTON/WAYNESBORO/HARRIS, VA; Abbreviation: SHD)
- CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (about 45 miles; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: CHO)
- WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 84 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Abbreviation: IAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Jackson:
- NEW MARKET (about 9 miles; NEW MARKET, VA; Abbreviation: 8W2)
- LURAY CAVERNS (about 12 miles; LURAY, VA; Abbreviation: W45)
- FRONT ROYAL-WARREN COUNTY (about 30 miles; FRONT ROYAL, VA; Abbreviation: FRR)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Jackson:
- JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; HARRISONBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 14,447)
- LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; MIDDLETOWN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
- SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; WINCHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,030)
- UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 51 miles; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 19,602)
- PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,012)
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
- SHEPHERD COLLEGE (about 75 miles; Shepherdstown, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,576)
Public primary/middle school in Mount Jackson:
- TRIPLETT BUSINESS & TECH. (Location: 6375 S MAIN ST; Grades: 00 – 00)