Accomac vs Wattsville

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

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

Wattsville has the higher population (1,425 vs 999 in Accomac). Wattsville has the higher median household income ($66,677 vs $43,211 in Accomac). Accomac has the higher median home value ($240,000 vs $170,500 in Wattsville).

Population, income & housing

	Accomac	Wattsville
Population	999	1,425
Median age	26.0 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,211	$66,677
Median home value	$240,000	$170,500
Median gross rent	$951	—
Housing units	303	703
Homeownership rate	59.3%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Accomac	Wattsville
Population	479 → 999 (+108.6%)	998 → 1,425 (+42.8%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $43,211 (-14.6%)	$28,418 → $66,677 (+134.6%)
Median home value	$159,700 → $240,000 (+50.3%)	$159,500 → $170,500 (+6.9%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $951 (+24.6%)	$1,059 → $1,606 (+51.7%)

Accomac

Population

479999

Median household income

$50,625$43,211

Median home value

$159,700$240,000

Median gross rent

$763$951

Wattsville

Population

9981,425

Median household income

$28,418$66,677

Median home value

$159,500$170,500

Median gross rent

$1,059$1,606

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Accomac	Wattsville
Under 5	5.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	40.2%	18.2%
18 to 24	1.7%	10.2%
25 to 34	15.8%	9.6%
35 to 44	14.8%	10.2%
45 to 54	10.5%	14.5%
55 to 64	4.7%	16.8%
65 to 74	3.8%	8.1%
75 and over	3.4%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Accomac	Wattsville
White (non-Hispanic)	21.6%	52.0%
Black or African American	27.1%	30.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	47.6%	15.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Accomac	Wattsville
No high school diploma	31.1%	11.4%
High school graduate	42.8%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	16.8%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Accomac	Wattsville
Drove alone	96.5%	67.2%
Carpooled	1.3%	0.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	8.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	22.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Accomac	Wattsville
1-unit, detached	84.5%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	22.0%

Poverty & households

	Accomac	Wattsville
Poverty rate	13.1%	2.5%
Average household size	3.26	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	16	20
Median year structure built	1968	1981