Cape Charles vs Cheriton

A side-by-side comparison of Cape Charles and Cheriton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cape Charles has the higher population (1,278 vs 548 in Cheriton). Cape Charles has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $37,125 in Cheriton). Since 2019, Cheriton's population has grown faster (+18.9% vs +3.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Cape Charles	Cheriton
Population	1,278	548
Median age	55.6 yrs	50.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$37,125
Median home value	$589,000	—
Median gross rent	$840	$543
Housing units	1,162	277
Homeownership rate	60.5%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.9%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cape Charles	Cheriton
Population	1,239 → 1,278 (+3.1%)	461 → 548 (+18.9%)
Median household income	$54,643 → $51,250 (-6.2%)	$31,250 → $37,125 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$345,500 → $589,000 (+70.5%)	$154,400 → $139,600 (-9.6%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $840 (+35.9%)	$827 → $543 (-34.3%)

Cape Charles

Population

1,2391,278

Median household income

$54,643$51,250

Median home value

$345,500$589,000

Median gross rent

$618$840

Cheriton

Population

461548

Median household income

$31,250$37,125

Median home value

$154,400$139,600

Median gross rent

$827$543

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cape Charles	Cheriton
Under 5	1.8%	3.8%
5 to 17	6.9%	12.2%
18 to 24	16.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.4%	16.2%
35 to 44	5.8%	11.5%
45 to 54	10.6%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.8%	10.2%
65 to 74	25.4%	15.5%
75 and over	11.3%	18.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cape Charles	Cheriton
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	44.5%
Black or African American	6.9%	37.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	13.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cape Charles	Cheriton
No high school diploma	8.0%	8.3%
High school graduate	15.6%	45.9%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	28.6%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	29.2%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cape Charles	Cheriton
Drove alone	66.5%	68.7%
Carpooled	7.4%	24.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.8%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cape Charles	Cheriton
1-unit, detached	59.2%	93.1%
1-unit, attached	14.3%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	17.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Cape Charles	Cheriton
Poverty rate	15.0%	24.3%
Average household size	1.88	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	17	25
Median year structure built	1971	1960