Moneta is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 450 people and three associated neighborhoods, Moneta is the 340th largest community in Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Moneta was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Moneta economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Moneta, where the median household income is $31,141.00.

Of important note, Moneta is also a town of artists. Moneta has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Moneta’s character.

One downside of living in Moneta is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Moneta, the average commute to work is 34.84 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Moneta is a very car-oriented town. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Moneta is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Moneta has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small town, Moneta does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Moneta is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.48% of adults in Moneta have a college degree.

The per capita income in Moneta in 2022 was $22,308, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,232 for a family of four. However, Moneta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Moneta also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 44.18% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Moneta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Moneta residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Moneta include Lebanese, Irish, English, Danish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Moneta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.