Shawsville, VA Demographics

A map of Shawsville's Population by Race

Shawsville, Virginia had a population of 1,241 in 2020. It was 89.0% White, 2.7% Black, 0.4% Asian, 2.3% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 5.0% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Shawsville, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 672 places in Virginia, Shawsville is the 341st most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Shawsville's White Population

1,105 residents of Shawsville identify as White, or 89.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Shawsville considerably larger than the White share of the population of Virginia (58.6% White). Of the 672 places in Virginia, Shawsville is ranked #154 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Shawsville is more White than neighboring Elliston (73.1% White), Lafayette (87.4% White), Christiansburg (82.3% White), and Merrimac (74.4% White). Shawsville is less White than neighboring Glenvar (90.4% White).

Shawsville's Black Population

34 residents of Shawsville identify as Black, or 2.7%. This makes the Black share of the population of Shawsville less than the Black share of the population of Virginia (18.3% Black). Of the 672 places in Virginia, Shawsville is ranked #489 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Shawsville is more Black than neighboring Lafayette (1.4% Black). Shawsville is less Black than neighboring Elliston (3.2% Black), Christiansburg (6% Black), Glenvar (3% Black), and Merrimac (5.3% Black).

Shawsville's Asian Population

5 residents of Shawsville identify as Asian, or 0.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Shawsville slightly less than the Asian share of the population of Virginia (7.1% Asian). Of the 672 places in Virginia, Shawsville is ranked #444 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Shawsville is more Asian than neighboring Lafayette (0% Asian). Shawsville is less Asian than neighboring Elliston (0.7% Asian), Christiansburg (2.2% Asian), Glenvar (0.8% Asian), and Merrimac (6.8% Asian).

Shawsville's Hispanic Population

29 residents of Shawsville identify as Hispanic, or 2.3%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Shawsville slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Virginia (10.5% Hispanic). Of the 672 places in Virginia, Shawsville is ranked #481 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Shawsville is less Hispanic than neighboring Elliston (19.1% Hispanic), Lafayette (7.2% Hispanic), Christiansburg (4.2% Hispanic), Glenvar (2.5% Hispanic), and Merrimac (9% Hispanic).

Shawsville's Native American/Other Population

6 residents of Shawsville identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Shawsville roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Virginia (0.8% Native American/Other). Of the 672 places in Virginia, Shawsville is ranked #404 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Shawsville is more Native American/Other than neighboring Elliston (0.4% Native American/Other), Lafayette (0% Native American/Other), and Christiansburg (0.4% Native American/Other). Shawsville is less Native American/Other than neighboring Glenvar (0.6% Native American/Other), and Merrimac (0.6% Native American/Other).

Shawsville's Multiracial Population

62 residents of Shawsville identify as Multiracial, or 5.0%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Shawsville roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Virginia (4.7% Multiracial). Of the 672 places in Virginia, Shawsville is ranked #204 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Shawsville is more Multiracial than neighboring Elliston (3.6% Multiracial), Lafayette (4% Multiracial), Christiansburg (4.9% Multiracial), Glenvar (2.8% Multiracial), and Merrimac (4% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.