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Wattsville, VA

1,439 Population
4.3 square miles 335.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.3 ±7.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Accomack County: 47.6 ±0.6
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,407 ±$6,468 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Accomack County: $34,132 ±$2,355
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$69,380 ±$11,661 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Accomack County: $58,993 ±$5,112
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.1% ±6% (103  ±85) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Accomack County: 13.9% † 4,564 (±1.9% / ±608)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.2 minutes ±7.6 (12,945  ±7,303) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Accomack County: 20.8 273,070 (±1.3 / ±21,172)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

592 ±198 Number of households
  • Accomack County: 14,446 ±463
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (1,279  ±442) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Accomack County: 2.2 32,045 (±0.1 / ±45)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.7% ±14.9% (21  ±42) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Accomack County: 5.6% † 345 (±2.8% / ±171)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,021 (±0.2% / ±2,978)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

674 ±225 Number of housing units
  • Accomack County: 22,052 ±46
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$184,700 ±$16,716 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Accomack County: $204,300 ±$15,794
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.1% ±8.2% (203  ±133.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Accomack County: 10.3% † 3,391 (±1.8% / ±585.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,126,399 (±0.2% / ±13,158)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.7% ±41% (904  ±273.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Accomack County: 83.6% 20,278 (±3.8% / ±942.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.6% 5,501,058 (±0.3% / ±19,683.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.9% ±8.4% (137  ±93.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Accomack County: 21.7% 5,268 (±2% / ±492.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.7% ±1.1% (10  ±16) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Accomack County: 8.5% 2,823
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.1% ±4.5% (70  ±55) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Accomack County: 8.9% † 2,332 (±1.1% / ±298)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
70 Total veterans ±55 70 Male ±55 N/A Female ±13

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