Atlantic

Population: 436
Median home value: $244,300

Atlantic, a community in Accomack County, Virginia, has 436 residents. Its median home value of $244,300 runs above the Accomack County figure of $193,100.

Between 2019 and 2023, Atlantic's population declined 43.6% from 773 to 436, while its median home value rose 90.4% from $128,300 to $244,300.

The typical home was built around 1990. 9.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 436
Median age: 62.0 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $244,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 199
Homeownership rate: 97.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 14.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

773436

Median household income

$51,121$44,091

Median home value

$128,300$244,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	773	—	$128,300
2020	561	$51,121	$137,000
2021	570	$44,091	$184,700
2022	560	—	—
2023	436	—	$244,300

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 175.0%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 347.1%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5419.5%

55 to 6421.3%

65 to 7417.4%

75 and over19.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	22	5.0%
18 to 24	46	10.6%
25 to 34	31	7.1%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	85	19.5%
55 to 64	93	21.3%
65 to 74	76	17.4%
75 and over	83	19.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	338	77.5%
Black or African American	52	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's52.2%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	4.3%
High school graduate	81	22.0%
Some college or associate's	192	52.2%
Bachelor's degree	65	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone57.9%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home34.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	114	57.9%
Carpooled	16	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	67	34.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31	23.8%
15 to 29 min	24	18.5%
30 to 44 min	66	50.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	9	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 9.5% (38 of 399)

	Count	Share
Family households	155	77.9%
Nonfamily households	44	22.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	199	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	193	97.0%
Renter-occupied	6	3.0%

1-unit, detached92.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	183	92.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	8.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5103528
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.9 sq mi
Water area: 0.23 sq mi
Center point: 37.9034, -75.5064