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Wattsville, VA

1,425 Population
4.3 square miles 332.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±9.5 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Accomack County: 47.5 ±0.5
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$31,197 ±$6,214 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Accomack County: $33,213 ±$2,031
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $49,217 ±$253
$66,677 ±$9,699 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Accomack County: $57,500 † ±$7,110
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $90,974 ±$485

2.5% ±4.2% (33  ±56) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Accomack County: 14.9% † 4,883 (±2.1% / ±674)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 834,866 (±0.2% / ±13,292)

20 minutes ±8.9 (13,705  ±8,940) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Accomack County: 21.1 280,785 (±0.8 / ±17,533)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Virginia: 27.6 99,473,730 (±0.1 / ±440,621)

Families

603 ±233 Number of households
  • Accomack County: 14,302 ±503
  • Virginia: 3,326,260 ±8,075
2.2 ±1.1 (1,317  ±456) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Accomack County: 2.2 32,083 (±0.1 / ±55)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,421,111

6.4% ±11.3% (21  ±38) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Accomack County: 6.9% † 414 (±3% / ±182)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,110 (±0.1% / ±2,842)

Housing

703 ±270 Number of housing units
  • Accomack County: 21,897 ±39
  • Virginia: 3,654,784 ±946

$170,500 ±$46,010 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Accomack County: $193,100 ±$10,814
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $360,700 ±$1,182

14.5% ±12.4% (206  ±188.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Accomack County: 10.8% † 3,557 (±1.9% / ±640.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 13.5% 1,160,281 (±0.2% / ±13,601.2)

Social

88.6% ±44.9% (816  ±280.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Accomack County: 82.8% 20,181 (±4% / ±985.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 91.3% 5,442,729 (±0.3% / ±19,700.2)
17.1% ±10.6% (157  ±113.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Accomack County: 21.8% 5,314 (±2.1% / ±521.9)
  • about two-fifths 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

0.6% ±1% (9  ±14) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Accomack County: 9% 2,984
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Virginia: 12.9% 1,120,207

11.8% ±8% (121  ±92) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Accomack County: 9.3% † 2,425 (±1.3% / ±351)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 9.6% 637,971 (±0.1% / ±5,935)
121 Total veterans ±92 121 Male ±92 N/A Female ±13

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