Staunton–Waynesboro metropolitan area

The Staunton–Stuarts Draft Metropolitan Statistical Area formerly the Staunton–Waynesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area ^[1] is a United States Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in Virginia, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 125,433.

Staunton Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Staunton–Stuarts Draft, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
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Map of Harrisonburg–Staunton–Stuarts Draft CSA   Harrisonburg, VA MSA   City of Harrisonburg   Staunton–Waynesboro MSA   City of Staunton   City of Waynesboro
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Largest city	Staunton
Other cities	Waynesboro Stuarts Draft
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code	540

Components

Note: Since a state constitutional change in 1871, all cities in Virginia are independent cities that are not located in any county. The OMB considers these independent cities to be county-equivalents for the purpose of defining μSAs in Virginia.

One county and two independent cities are included in the Staunton–Waynesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area.^[2]

• Counties
  • Augusta
• Independent Cities
  • Staunton
  • Waynesboro

Communities

Cities

• Staunton (Principal city)
• Waynesboro (Principal city)

Towns

• Craigsville
• Grottoes

Census-designated places

• Crimora
• Dooms
• Fishersville
• Greenville
• Jolivue
• Lyndhurst
• Sherando
• Stuarts Draft
• Verona
• Weyers Cave

Unincorporated places

• Churchville
• Fort Defiance
• Mount Solon
• Spring Hill

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2010, there were 118,502 people, 47,899 households, and 32,370 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 89.4% White, 6.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.1% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.8% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $46,292 and the median income for a family was $58,975. Males had a median income of $40,636 versus $31,670 for females. The per capita income for the USA was $21,577.

See also

• Virginia census statistical areas