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Modest Town, VA

265 Population
0.6 square miles 449.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±32.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Accomack County: 47.6 ±0.6
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$19,595 ±$6,029 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Accomack County: $34,132 ±$2,355
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$103,409 ±$91,863 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Accomack County: $58,993 ±$5,112
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.7% ±7.9% (15  ±24) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Accomack County: 13.9% † 4,564 (±1.9% / ±608)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

N/A

Families

86 ±64 Number of households
  • Accomack County: 14,446 ±463
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.1 ±0.8 (265  ±209) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Accomack County: 2.2 32,045 (±0.1 / ±45)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

86 ±64 Number of housing units
  • Accomack County: 22,052 ±46
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

N/A Median value of owner-occupied housing units

5.7% ±11.6% (15  ±32.9) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Accomack County: 10.3% † 3,391 (±1.8% / ±585.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,126,399 (±0.2% / ±13,158)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

48.2% ±25.8% (78  ±72.1) High school grad or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Accomack County: 83.6% 20,278 (±3.8% / ±942.5)
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 91.6% 5,501,058 (±0.3% / ±19,683.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
6.8% ±24.3% (11  ±40.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Accomack County: 21.7% 5,268 (±2% / ±492.7)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)
  • about one-fifth 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

N/A Foreign-born population

4.3% ±7.3% (7  ±13) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Accomack County: 8.9% † 2,332 (±1.1% / ±298)
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
7 Total veterans ±13 7 Male ±13 N/A Female ±13

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