Chincoteague vs Onancock

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

Chincoteague and Onancock 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 1,323 in Onancock). Chincoteague has the higher median household income ($62,292 vs $53,750 in Onancock). Chincoteague has the higher median home value ($329,200 vs $236,900 in Onancock).

Population, income & housing

	Chincoteague	Onancock
Population	3,300	1,323
Median age	56.8 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,292	$53,750
Median home value	$329,200	$236,900
Median gross rent	$1,102	$775
Housing units	4,472	869
Homeownership rate	74.5%	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.2%	41.3%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chincoteague	Onancock
Population	2,899 → 3,300 (+13.8%)	1,098 → 1,323 (+20.5%)
Median household income	$52,848 → $62,292 (+17.9%)	$50,347 → $53,750 (+6.8%)
Median home value	$279,700 → $329,200 (+17.7%)	$217,600 → $236,900 (+8.9%)
Median gross rent	$940 → $1,102 (+17.2%)	$852 → $775 (-9.0%)

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

Onancock

Population

1,0981,323

Median household income

$50,347$53,750

Median home value

$217,600$236,900

Median gross rent

$852$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chincoteague	Onancock
Under 5	4.7%	7.3%
5 to 17	10.6%	21.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	2.4%
25 to 34	8.4%	7.8%
35 to 44	9.9%	12.0%
45 to 54	8.4%	7.2%
55 to 64	13.6%	10.6%
65 to 74	24.0%	18.4%
75 and over	14.4%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chincoteague	Onancock
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	52.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	35.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.9%	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chincoteague	Onancock
No high school diploma	5.4%	8.2%
High school graduate	29.2%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	26.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chincoteague	Onancock
Drove alone	73.7%	66.3%
Carpooled	2.7%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	5.9%	4.2%
Bicycle	6.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	14.7%
Other means	1.3%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chincoteague	Onancock
1-unit, detached	61.3%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	9.7%
20 or more units	2.2%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	23.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Chincoteague	Onancock
Poverty rate	10.6%	25.7%
Average household size	1.91	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	17	19
Median year structure built	1983	1955