Chincoteague vs Wattsville

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

Chincoteague and Wattsville 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 1,425 in Wattsville). Wattsville has the higher median household income ($66,677 vs $62,292 in Chincoteague). Chincoteague has the higher median home value ($329,200 vs $170,500 in Wattsville).

Population, income & housing

	Chincoteague	Wattsville
Population	3,300	1,425
Median age	56.8 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,292	$66,677
Median home value	$329,200	$170,500
Median gross rent	$1,102	—
Housing units	4,472	703
Homeownership rate	74.5%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.2%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chincoteague	Wattsville
Population	2,899 → 3,300 (+13.8%)	998 → 1,425 (+42.8%)
Median household income	$52,848 → $62,292 (+17.9%)	$28,418 → $66,677 (+134.6%)
Median home value	$279,700 → $329,200 (+17.7%)	$159,500 → $170,500 (+6.9%)
Median gross rent	$940 → $1,102 (+17.2%)	$1,059 → $1,606 (+51.7%)

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

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)

	Chincoteague	Wattsville
Under 5	4.7%	6.9%
5 to 17	10.6%	18.2%
18 to 24	6.0%	10.2%
25 to 34	8.4%	9.6%
35 to 44	9.9%	10.2%
45 to 54	8.4%	14.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	16.8%
65 to 74	24.0%	8.1%
75 and over	14.4%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chincoteague	Wattsville
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	52.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	30.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	15.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chincoteague	Wattsville
No high school diploma	5.4%	11.4%
High school graduate	29.2%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chincoteague	Wattsville
Drove alone	73.7%	67.2%
Carpooled	2.7%	0.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	8.9%
Bicycle	6.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	1.4%
Other means	1.3%	22.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chincoteague	Wattsville
1-unit, detached	61.3%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	3.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.0%	22.0%

Poverty & households

	Chincoteague	Wattsville
Poverty rate	10.6%	2.5%
Average household size	1.91	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1983	1981