Painter vs Wachapreague

A side-by-side comparison of Painter and Wachapreague: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Painter has the higher population (304 vs 290 in Wachapreague). Painter has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $56,917 in Wachapreague). Wachapreague has the higher median home value ($206,300 vs $120,000 in Painter).

Population, income & housing

	Painter	Wachapreague
Population	304	290
Median age	39.2 yrs	58.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,000	$56,917
Median home value	$120,000	$206,300
Median gross rent	$1,125	$2,045
Housing units	130	251
Homeownership rate	81.6%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Painter	Wachapreague
Population	245 → 304 (+24.1%)	192 → 290 (+51.0%)
Median household income	$40,833 → $70,000 (+71.4%)	$42,386 → $56,917 (+34.3%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $120,000 (+6.7%)	$150,000 → $206,300 (+37.5%)
Median gross rent	$957 → $1,125 (+17.6%)	$950 → $2,045 (+115.3%)

Painter

Population

245304

Median household income

$40,833$70,000

Median home value

$112,500$120,000

Median gross rent

$957$1,125

Wachapreague

Population

192290

Median household income

$42,386$56,917

Median home value

$150,000$206,300

Median gross rent

$950$2,045

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Painter	Wachapreague
Under 5	10.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.4%	8.3%
18 to 24	5.3%	20.7%
25 to 34	10.9%	3.8%
35 to 44	7.2%	3.8%
45 to 54	18.4%	10.0%
55 to 64	13.2%	10.7%
65 to 74	7.9%	25.2%
75 and over	5.3%	17.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Painter	Wachapreague
White (non-Hispanic)	51.6%	92.4%
Black or African American	18.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	29.3%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Painter	Wachapreague
No high school diploma	26.2%	2.4%
High school graduate	28.3%	44.2%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Painter	Wachapreague
Drove alone	66.4%	74.8%
Carpooled	27.6%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	2.6%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Painter	Wachapreague
1-unit, detached	95.4%	97.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Painter	Wachapreague
Poverty rate	6.6%	2.8%
Average household size	3.10	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	18	18
Median year structure built	1962	1945