Cheriton vs Nassawadox

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

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

Nassawadox has the higher population (670 vs 548 in Cheriton). Since 2019, Nassawadox's population has grown faster (+37.9% vs +18.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Cheriton	Nassawadox
Population	548	670
Median age	50.6 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$37,125	—
Median gross rent	$543	$735
Housing units	277	260
Homeownership rate	54.8%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cheriton	Nassawadox
Population	461 → 548 (+18.9%)	486 → 670 (+37.9%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $37,125 (+18.8%)	$41,250 → $47,222 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$154,400 → $139,600 (-9.6%)	$111,700 → $125,000 (+11.9%)
Median gross rent	$827 → $543 (-34.3%)	$708 → $735 (+3.8%)

Cheriton

Population

461548

Median household income

$31,250$37,125

Median home value

$154,400$139,600

Median gross rent

$827$543

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)

	Cheriton	Nassawadox
Under 5	3.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	12.2%	21.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.8%
25 to 34	16.2%	18.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	5.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	7.0%
55 to 64	10.2%	11.3%
65 to 74	15.5%	9.4%
75 and over	18.1%	20.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cheriton	Nassawadox
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	43.6%
Black or African American	37.8%	36.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	13.3%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	17.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cheriton	Nassawadox
No high school diploma	8.3%	20.4%
High school graduate	45.9%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cheriton	Nassawadox
Drove alone	68.7%	87.6%
Carpooled	24.7%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cheriton	Nassawadox
1-unit, detached	93.1%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Cheriton	Nassawadox
Poverty rate	24.3%	23.2%
Average household size	2.29	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1960	1977