Cape Charles vs Nassawadox

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

Cape Charles and Nassawadox 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 670 in Nassawadox). Since 2019, Nassawadox's population has grown faster (+37.9% vs +3.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Cape Charles	Nassawadox
Population	1,278	670
Median age	55.6 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	—
Median home value	$589,000	—
Median gross rent	$840	$735
Housing units	1,162	260
Homeownership rate	60.5%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.9%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cape Charles	Nassawadox
Population	1,239 → 1,278 (+3.1%)	486 → 670 (+37.9%)
Median household income	$54,643 → $51,250 (-6.2%)	$41,250 → $47,222 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$345,500 → $589,000 (+70.5%)	$111,700 → $125,000 (+11.9%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $840 (+35.9%)	$708 → $735 (+3.8%)

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

Nassawadox

Population

486670

Median household income

$41,250$47,222

Median home value

$111,700$125,000

Median gross rent

$708$735

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cape Charles	Nassawadox
Under 5	1.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	6.9%	21.0%
18 to 24	16.1%	1.8%
25 to 34	8.4%	18.8%
35 to 44	5.8%	5.7%
45 to 54	10.6%	7.0%
55 to 64	13.8%	11.3%
65 to 74	25.4%	9.4%
75 and over	11.3%	20.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cape Charles	Nassawadox
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	43.6%
Black or African American	6.9%	36.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	17.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cape Charles	Nassawadox
No high school diploma	8.0%	20.4%
High school graduate	15.6%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	28.6%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	29.2%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cape Charles	Nassawadox
Drove alone	66.5%	87.6%
Carpooled	7.4%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.8%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cape Charles	Nassawadox
1-unit, detached	59.2%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	14.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	17.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Cape Charles	Nassawadox
Poverty rate	15.0%	23.2%
Average household size	1.88	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	17	29
Median year structure built	1971	1977