Nassawadox vs Willis Wharf

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

Nassawadox and Willis Wharf 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 322 in Willis Wharf). Since 2019, Willis Wharf's population has grown faster (+615.6% vs +37.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Nassawadox	Willis Wharf
Population	670	322
Median age	37.8 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median gross rent	$735	—
Housing units	260	144
Homeownership rate	63.2%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	51.5%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	11.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nassawadox	Willis Wharf
Population	486 → 670 (+37.9%)	45 → 322 (+615.6%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $47,222 (+14.5%)	—
Median home value	$111,700 → $125,000 (+11.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$708 → $735 (+3.8%)	—

Nassawadox

Population

486670

Median household income

$41,250$47,222

Median home value

$111,700$125,000

Median gross rent

$708$735

Willis Wharf

Population

45322

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nassawadox	Willis Wharf
Under 5	4.8%	21.4%
5 to 17	21.0%	18.3%
18 to 24	1.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	18.8%	6.8%
35 to 44	5.7%	31.1%
45 to 54	7.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.3%	19.6%
65 to 74	9.4%	0.0%
75 and over	20.1%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nassawadox	Willis Wharf
White (non-Hispanic)	43.6%	87.3%
Black or African American	36.6%	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	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.6%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nassawadox	Willis Wharf
No high school diploma	20.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.1%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	19.2%	11.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	25.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nassawadox	Willis Wharf
Drove alone	87.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nassawadox	Willis Wharf
1-unit, detached	83.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Nassawadox	Willis Wharf
Poverty rate	23.2%	2.8%
Average household size	2.40	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	29	—
Median year structure built	1977	1941