Poquoson city, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Poquoson city, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Poquoson city, Virginia is among the highest in the country for median household income (54th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for median gross rent (139th of 3,215 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Poquoson city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,639	8,705,170	334,922,499	2305th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$120,972	$93,170	$80,734	54th of 3,221
Median Age	41.2	39.0	38.9	1760th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	36.3%	42.2%	35.7%	412th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$400,300	$383,700	$332,700	287th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,707	$1,579	$1,413	139th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	4.5%	9.9%	12.5%	3202nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.2%	4.3%	5.2%	2459th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	822.9	220.5	n/a	220th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.9%	13.1%	14.1%	1272nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.4	n/a	n/a	642nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.6%	67.3%	65.2%	146th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.2	27.3	26.4	957th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.7%	18.3%	15.1%	857th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.5%	n/a	n/a	2926th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	70.2%	48.7%	46.9%	11th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.4%	n/a	n/a	151st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Poquoson city, Virginia

Statistic	Poquoson city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.2%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	23.3	60.7	61.4

Age in Poquoson city, Virginia

Statistic	Poquoson city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	41.2	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.0%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.1%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.6%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Poquoson city, Virginia

Statistic	Poquoson city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	4,728	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	80.5%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	38.7%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.3%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	17.1%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	22.4%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Poquoson city, Virginia

Statistic	Poquoson city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$51,194	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	6.1%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.8%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	23.2%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	17.9%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	4.5%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	11.7%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	1.9%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Poquoson city, Virginia

Statistic	Poquoson city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	4,971	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	87.6%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.9%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.9%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.4%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	36.7%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,690	$2,790	n/a

Education in Poquoson city, Virginia

Statistic	Poquoson city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	2.5%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.5%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.7%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.9%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.4%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Poquoson city, Virginia

Statistic	Poquoson city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.7%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.6%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.0%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	15.5%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.9%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.0%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Poquoson city, Virginia

Statistic	Poquoson city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.3%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.5%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.9%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.1%	14.3%	16.7%

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