Boston vs Pungoteague

A side-by-side comparison of Boston and Pungoteague: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pungoteague has the higher population (187 vs 156 in Boston). Pungoteague has the higher median household income ($152,617 vs $56,557 in Boston). Since 2019, Pungoteague's population has grown faster (-18.7% vs -83.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Boston	Pungoteague
Population	156	187
Median age	47.9 yrs	60.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,557	$152,617
Median home value	$110,200	—
Housing units	106	185
Homeownership rate	100.0%	60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boston	Pungoteague
Population	928 → 156 (-83.2%)	230 → 187 (-18.7%)
Median household income	$31,630 → $56,557 (+78.8%)	$118,214 → $152,617 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$9,999 → $110,200 (+1002.1%)	$209,100 → $141,800 (-32.2%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $743 (+10.1%)	—

Boston

Population

928156

Median household income

$31,630$56,557

Median home value

$9,999$110,200

Median gross rent

$675$743

Pungoteague

Population

230187

Median household income

$118,214$152,617

Median home value

$209,100$141,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boston	Pungoteague
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	4.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	39.1%	24.1%
55 to 64	15.4%	49.7%
65 to 74	28.8%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	26.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boston	Pungoteague
White (non-Hispanic)	31.4%	95.7%
Black or African American	68.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boston	Pungoteague
No high school diploma	6.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	73.7%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	4.5%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boston	Pungoteague
Drove alone	100.0%	77.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	23.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boston	Pungoteague
1-unit, detached	35.8%	95.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	64.2%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Boston	Pungoteague
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.47	2.10
Median year structure built	2003	1960