Accomac vs Onley

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

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

Accomac has the higher population (999 vs 612 in Onley). Onley has the higher median household income ($55,139 vs $43,211 in Accomac). Onley has the higher median home value ($320,300 vs $240,000 in Accomac).

Population, income & housing

	Accomac	Onley
Population	999	612
Median age	26.0 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$43,211	$55,139
Median home value	$240,000	$320,300
Median gross rent	$951	$885
Housing units	303	326
Homeownership rate	59.3%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Accomac	Onley
Population	479 → 999 (+108.6%)	728 → 612 (-15.9%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $43,211 (-14.6%)	$53,690 → $55,139 (+2.7%)
Median home value	$159,700 → $240,000 (+50.3%)	$197,300 → $320,300 (+62.3%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $951 (+24.6%)	$643 → $885 (+37.6%)

Accomac

Population

479999

Median household income

$50,625$43,211

Median home value

$159,700$240,000

Median gross rent

$763$951

Onley

Population

728612

Median household income

$53,690$55,139

Median home value

$197,300$320,300

Median gross rent

$643$885

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Accomac	Onley
Under 5	5.0%	7.2%
5 to 17	40.2%	16.3%
18 to 24	1.7%	7.2%
25 to 34	15.8%	14.2%
35 to 44	14.8%	14.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	16.8%
55 to 64	4.7%	8.0%
65 to 74	3.8%	6.4%
75 and over	3.4%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Accomac	Onley
White (non-Hispanic)	21.6%	69.8%
Black or African American	27.1%	3.1%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	47.6%	27.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Accomac	Onley
No high school diploma	31.1%	5.9%
High school graduate	42.8%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	16.8%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Accomac	Onley
Drove alone	96.5%	72.2%
Carpooled	1.3%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	19.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Accomac	Onley
1-unit, detached	84.5%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Accomac	Onley
Poverty rate	13.1%	7.2%
Average household size	3.26	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1968	1957