Cheriton vs Willis Wharf

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

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

Cheriton has the higher population (548 vs 322 in Willis Wharf). Since 2019, Willis Wharf's population has grown faster (+615.6% vs +18.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Cheriton	Willis Wharf
Population	548	322
Median age	50.6 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$37,125	—
Median gross rent	$543	—
Housing units	277	144
Homeownership rate	54.8%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	51.5%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	11.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cheriton	Willis Wharf
Population	461 → 548 (+18.9%)	45 → 322 (+615.6%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $37,125 (+18.8%)	—
Median home value	$154,400 → $139,600 (-9.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$827 → $543 (-34.3%)	—

Cheriton

Population

461548

Median household income

$31,250$37,125

Median home value

$154,400$139,600

Median gross rent

$827$543

Willis Wharf

Population

45322

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cheriton	Willis Wharf
Under 5	3.8%	21.4%
5 to 17	12.2%	18.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.2%	6.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	31.1%
45 to 54	12.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	10.2%	19.6%
65 to 74	15.5%	0.0%
75 and over	18.1%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cheriton	Willis Wharf
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	87.3%
Black or African American	37.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cheriton	Willis Wharf
No high school diploma	8.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	45.9%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	11.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	25.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cheriton	Willis Wharf
Drove alone	68.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	24.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cheriton	Willis Wharf
1-unit, detached	93.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cheriton	Willis Wharf
Poverty rate	24.3%	2.8%
Average household size	2.29	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1960	1941