Onley vs Parksley

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

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

Parksley has the higher population (782 vs 612 in Onley). Parksley has the higher median household income ($81,250 vs $55,139 in Onley). Onley has the higher median home value ($320,300 vs $160,400 in Parksley).

Population, income & housing

	Onley	Parksley
Population	612	782
Median age	40.1 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,139	$81,250
Median home value	$320,300	$160,400
Median gross rent	$885	$988
Housing units	326	403
Homeownership rate	73.8%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Onley	Parksley
Population	728 → 612 (-15.9%)	791 → 782 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$53,690 → $55,139 (+2.7%)	$52,841 → $81,250 (+53.8%)
Median home value	$197,300 → $320,300 (+62.3%)	$139,400 → $160,400 (+15.1%)
Median gross rent	$643 → $885 (+37.6%)	$885 → $988 (+11.6%)

Onley

Population

728612

Median household income

$53,690$55,139

Median home value

$197,300$320,300

Median gross rent

$643$885

Parksley

Population

791782

Median household income

$52,841$81,250

Median home value

$139,400$160,400

Median gross rent

$885$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Onley	Parksley
Under 5	7.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	16.3%	19.6%
18 to 24	7.2%	3.3%
25 to 34	14.2%	8.4%
35 to 44	14.4%	15.9%
45 to 54	16.8%	14.6%
55 to 64	8.0%	17.9%
65 to 74	6.4%	9.2%
75 and over	9.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Onley	Parksley
White (non-Hispanic)	69.8%	43.9%
Black or African American	3.1%	40.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	27.1%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Onley	Parksley
No high school diploma	5.9%	19.7%
High school graduate	38.7%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	16.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Onley	Parksley
Drove alone	72.2%	88.0%
Carpooled	8.7%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Onley	Parksley
1-unit, detached	79.1%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	14.9%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Onley	Parksley
Poverty rate	7.2%	5.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1957	1938