Temperanceville vs Wachapreague

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

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

Wachapreague has the higher population (290 vs 265 in Temperanceville). Wachapreague has the higher median household income ($56,917 vs $30,625 in Temperanceville). Since 2019, Wachapreague's population has grown faster (+51.0% vs +2.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Temperanceville	Wachapreague
Population	265	290
Median age	38.9 yrs	58.1 yrs
Median household income	$30,625	$56,917
Median home value	—	$206,300
Median gross rent	—	$2,045
Housing units	117	251
Homeownership rate	76.0%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.3%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Temperanceville	Wachapreague
Population	258 → 265 (+2.7%)	192 → 290 (+51.0%)
Median household income	$83,958 → $30,625 (-63.5%)	$42,386 → $56,917 (+34.3%)
Median home value	$136,600 → $144,900 (+6.1%)	$150,000 → $206,300 (+37.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$950 → $2,045 (+115.3%)

Temperanceville

Population

258265

Median household income

$83,958$30,625

Median home value

$136,600$144,900

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)

	Temperanceville	Wachapreague
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	39.2%	8.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	20.7%
25 to 34	4.9%	3.8%
35 to 44	6.8%	3.8%
45 to 54	5.7%	10.0%
55 to 64	17.7%	10.7%
65 to 74	19.6%	25.2%
75 and over	6.0%	17.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Temperanceville	Wachapreague
White (non-Hispanic)	41.1%	92.4%
Black or African American	18.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.2%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	31.7%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Temperanceville	Wachapreague
No high school diploma	13.7%	2.4%
High school graduate	9.3%	44.2%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	29.8%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Temperanceville	Wachapreague
Drove alone	98.4%	74.8%
Carpooled	1.6%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Temperanceville	Wachapreague
1-unit, detached	78.6%	97.2%
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	21.4%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Temperanceville	Wachapreague
Poverty rate	60.0%	2.8%
Average household size	2.65	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1974	1945