Cheriton vs Exmore

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

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

Exmore has the higher population (1,742 vs 548 in Cheriton). Cheriton has the higher median household income ($37,125 vs $34,773 in Exmore). Since 2019, Cheriton's population has grown faster (+18.9% vs +16.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Cheriton	Exmore
Population	548	1,742
Median age	50.6 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$37,125	$34,773
Median home value	—	$162,200
Median gross rent	$543	$445
Housing units	277	830
Homeownership rate	54.8%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cheriton	Exmore
Population	461 → 548 (+18.9%)	1,501 → 1,742 (+16.1%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $37,125 (+18.8%)	$27,679 → $34,773 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$154,400 → $139,600 (-9.6%)	$136,600 → $162,200 (+18.7%)
Median gross rent	$827 → $543 (-34.3%)	$562 → $445 (-20.8%)

Cheriton

Population

461548

Median household income

$31,250$37,125

Median home value

$154,400$139,600

Median gross rent

$827$543

Exmore

Population

1,5011,742

Median household income

$27,679$34,773

Median home value

$136,600$162,200

Median gross rent

$562$445

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cheriton	Exmore
Under 5	3.8%	6.8%
5 to 17	12.2%	23.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	16.2%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	16.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.6%
55 to 64	10.2%	6.7%
65 to 74	15.5%	8.6%
75 and over	18.1%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cheriton	Exmore
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	34.4%
Black or African American	37.8%	45.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.3%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cheriton	Exmore
No high school diploma	8.3%	24.0%
High school graduate	45.9%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	13.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cheriton	Exmore
Drove alone	68.7%	58.4%
Carpooled	24.7%	35.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cheriton	Exmore
1-unit, detached	93.1%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	18.1%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Cheriton	Exmore
Poverty rate	24.3%	25.3%
Average household size	2.29	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1960	1976