Lunenburg County vs Poquoson city

A side-by-side comparison of Lunenburg County and Poquoson city: population, income, housing, and more.

Lunenburg County and Poquoson city are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Poquoson city has the higher population (12,556 vs 11,990 in Lunenburg County). Poquoson city has the higher median household income ($120,919 vs $54,460 in Lunenburg County). Poquoson city has the higher median home value ($403,000 vs $145,500 in Lunenburg County).

Population, income & housing

	Lunenburg County	Poquoson city
Population	11,990	12,556
Median age	44.8 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$54,460	$120,919
Median home value	$145,500	$403,000
Median gross rent	$780	$1,634
Housing units	5,903	4,945
Homeownership rate	71.9%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lunenburg County	Poquoson city
Population	12,282 → 11,990 (-2.4%)	12,090 → 12,556 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$44,303 → $54,460 (+22.9%)	$97,118 → $120,919 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$119,500 → $145,500 (+21.8%)	$323,100 → $403,000 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $780 (+14.2%)	$1,222 → $1,634 (+33.7%)

Lunenburg County

Population

12,28211,990

Median household income

$44,303$54,460

Median home value

$119,500$145,500

Median gross rent

$683$780

Poquoson city

Population

12,09012,556

Median household income

$97,118$120,919

Median home value

$323,100$403,000

Median gross rent

$1,222$1,634

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lunenburg County	Poquoson city
Under 5	4.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.9%	17.8%
18 to 24	6.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.5%	10.0%
35 to 44	12.8%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	13.7%
65 to 74	14.4%	10.6%
75 and over	8.6%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lunenburg County	Poquoson city
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	88.8%
Black or African American	33.3%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lunenburg County	Poquoson city
No high school diploma	20.0%	2.8%
High school graduate	36.3%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	18.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lunenburg County	Poquoson city
Drove alone	79.8%	82.3%
Carpooled	9.0%	4.0%
Public transit	2.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.0%	11.8%
Other means	1.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lunenburg County	Poquoson city
1-unit, detached	78.1%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Lunenburg County	Poquoson city
Poverty rate	15.9%	5.8%
Average household size	2.37	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1974	1977