Accomac vs Chincoteague

A side-by-side comparison of Accomac and Chincoteague: population, income, housing, and more.

Accomac and Chincoteague are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chincoteague has the higher population (3,300 vs 999 in Accomac). Chincoteague has the higher median household income ($62,292 vs $43,211 in Accomac). Chincoteague has the higher median home value ($329,200 vs $240,000 in Accomac).

Population, income & housing

	Accomac	Chincoteague
Population	999	3,300
Median age	26.0 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,211	$62,292
Median home value	$240,000	$329,200
Median gross rent	$951	$1,102
Housing units	303	4,472
Homeownership rate	59.3%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	37.2%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Accomac	Chincoteague
Population	479 → 999 (+108.6%)	2,899 → 3,300 (+13.8%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $43,211 (-14.6%)	$52,848 → $62,292 (+17.9%)
Median home value	$159,700 → $240,000 (+50.3%)	$279,700 → $329,200 (+17.7%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $951 (+24.6%)	$940 → $1,102 (+17.2%)

Accomac

Population

479999

Median household income

$50,625$43,211

Median home value

$159,700$240,000

Median gross rent

$763$951

Chincoteague

Population

2,8993,300

Median household income

$52,848$62,292

Median home value

$279,700$329,200

Median gross rent

$940$1,102

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Accomac	Chincoteague
Under 5	5.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	40.2%	10.6%
18 to 24	1.7%	6.0%
25 to 34	15.8%	8.4%
35 to 44	14.8%	9.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	8.4%
55 to 64	4.7%	13.6%
65 to 74	3.8%	24.0%
75 and over	3.4%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Accomac	Chincoteague
White (non-Hispanic)	21.6%	93.2%
Black or African American	27.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	47.6%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Accomac	Chincoteague
No high school diploma	31.1%	5.4%
High school graduate	42.8%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	16.8%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Accomac	Chincoteague
Drove alone	96.5%	73.7%
Carpooled	1.3%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	6.5%
Worked from home	1.6%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Accomac	Chincoteague
1-unit, detached	84.5%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	23.0%

Poverty & households

	Accomac	Chincoteague
Poverty rate	13.1%	10.6%
Average household size	3.26	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1968	1983