Northampton County vs Poquoson city

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

Northampton 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 12,115 in Northampton County). Poquoson city has the higher median household income ($120,919 vs $55,933 in Northampton County). Poquoson city has the higher median home value ($403,000 vs $279,100 in Northampton County).

Population, income & housing

	Northampton County	Poquoson city
Population	12,115	12,556
Median age	51.6 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,933	$120,919
Median home value	$279,100	$403,000
Median gross rent	$780	$1,634
Housing units	7,456	4,945
Homeownership rate	65.2%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northampton County	Poquoson city
Population	11,885 → 12,115 (+1.9%)	12,090 → 12,556 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$47,227 → $55,933 (+18.4%)	$97,118 → $120,919 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$176,800 → $279,100 (+57.9%)	$323,100 → $403,000 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $780 (+6.4%)	$1,222 → $1,634 (+33.7%)

Northampton County

Population

11,88512,115

Median household income

$47,227$55,933

Median home value

$176,800$279,100

Median gross rent

$733$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)

	Northampton County	Poquoson city
Under 5	4.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.8%	17.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.1%
25 to 34	9.2%	10.0%
35 to 44	9.9%	13.4%
45 to 54	10.3%	13.2%
55 to 64	17.3%	13.7%
65 to 74	16.6%	10.6%
75 and over	11.9%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northampton County	Poquoson city
White (non-Hispanic)	55.6%	88.8%
Black or African American	31.2%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northampton County	Poquoson city
No high school diploma	13.2%	2.8%
High school graduate	29.9%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	18.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northampton County	Poquoson city
Drove alone	69.9%	82.3%
Carpooled	15.8%	4.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	10.8%	11.8%
Other means	1.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northampton County	Poquoson city
1-unit, detached	76.0%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	2.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Northampton County	Poquoson city
Poverty rate	17.1%	5.8%
Average household size	2.22	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1978	1977