Cape Charles vs Willis Wharf

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

Cape Charles and Willis Wharf 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 322 in Willis Wharf). Since 2019, Willis Wharf's population has grown faster (+615.6% vs +3.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Cape Charles	Willis Wharf
Population	1,278	322
Median age	55.6 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	—
Median home value	$589,000	—
Median gross rent	$840	—
Housing units	1,162	144
Homeownership rate	60.5%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.9%	51.5%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	11.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cape Charles	Willis Wharf
Population	1,239 → 1,278 (+3.1%)	45 → 322 (+615.6%)
Median household income	$54,643 → $51,250 (-6.2%)	—
Median home value	$345,500 → $589,000 (+70.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$618 → $840 (+35.9%)	—

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

Willis Wharf

Population

45322

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cape Charles	Willis Wharf
Under 5	1.8%	21.4%
5 to 17	6.9%	18.3%
18 to 24	16.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.4%	6.8%
35 to 44	5.8%	31.1%
45 to 54	10.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.8%	19.6%
65 to 74	25.4%	0.0%
75 and over	11.3%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cape Charles	Willis Wharf
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	87.3%
Black or African American	6.9%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cape Charles	Willis Wharf
No high school diploma	8.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	15.6%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	11.3%
Bachelor's degree	28.6%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	29.2%	25.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cape Charles	Willis Wharf
Drove alone	66.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cape Charles	Willis Wharf
1-unit, detached	59.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	14.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	17.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cape Charles	Willis Wharf
Poverty rate	15.0%	2.8%
Average household size	1.88	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1971	1941