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Chincoteague, VA

3,300 Population
9.3 square miles 356.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

56.8 ±6.2 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Accomack County: 47.5 ±0.5
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$42,338 ±$7,199 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Accomack County: $33,213 ±$2,031
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Virginia: $49,217 ±$253
$62,292 ±$24,465 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Accomack County: $57,500 † ±$7,110
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $90,974 ±$485

10.6% ±5.8% (348  ±192) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Accomack County: 14.9% † 4,883 (±2.1% / ±674)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 834,866 (±0.2% / ±13,292)

17.2 minutes ±4.2 (20,340  ±6,083) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Accomack County: 21.1 280,785 (±0.8 / ±17,533)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Virginia: 27.6 99,473,730 (±0.1 / ±440,621)

Families

1,727 ±133 Number of households
  • Accomack County: 14,302 ±503
  • Virginia: 3,326,260 ±8,075
1.9 ±0.2 (3,300  ±23) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Accomack County: 2.2 32,083 (±0.1 / ±55)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,421,111

3.2% ±4.8% (16  ±24) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Accomack County: 6.9% † 414 (±3% / ±182)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,110 (±0.1% / ±2,842)

Housing

4,472 ±183 Number of housing units
  • Accomack County: 21,897 ±39
  • Virginia: 3,654,784 ±946

$329,200 ±$22,580 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Accomack County: $193,100 ±$10,814
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Virginia: $360,700 ±$1,182

10.1% ±6.2% (330  ±204) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Accomack County: 10.8% † 3,557 (±1.9% / ±640.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 13.5% 1,160,281 (±0.2% / ±13,601.2)

Social

94.6% ±10% (2,457  ±299.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Accomack County: 82.8% 20,181 (±4% / ±985.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 91.3% 5,442,729 (±0.3% / ±19,700.2)
37.2% ±7.3% (967  ±198.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Accomack County: 21.8% 5,314 (±2.1% / ±521.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 41.5% 2,471,630 (±0.2% / ±12,953.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.6% ±2.9% (117  ±96) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Accomack County: 9% 2,984
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Virginia: 12.9% 1,120,207

18.3% ±4.6% (489  ±127) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in Accomack County: 9.3% † 2,425 (±1.3% / ±351)
  • nearly double the rate in Virginia: 9.6% 637,971 (±0.1% / ±5,935)
489 Total veterans ±127 432 Male ±127 57 Female ±65

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