Melfa

Population: 447
Median household income: $28,250
Median home value: $159,700

Located in Accomack County, Virginia, Melfa is a community with a population of 447. The median household income of $28,250 is below the Accomack County median ($57,500).

Between 2019 and 2023, Melfa's population grew 39.7% from 320 to 447, while its median home value rose 10.6% from $144,400 to $159,700.

Owners occupy 56.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 447
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $28,250
Median home value: $159,700
Median gross rent: $836
Housing units: 232
Homeownership rate: 56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

320447

Median household income

$46,250$28,250

Median home value

$144,400$159,700

Median gross rent

$867$836

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	320	$46,250	$144,400	$867
2020	444	$27,083	$150,300	$714
2021	438	$28,083	$145,800	$713
2022	436	$28,667	$173,600	$785
2023	447	$28,250	$159,700	$836

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1728.2%

18 to 242.2%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 445.6%

45 to 5423.0%

55 to 646.5%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37	8.3%
5 to 17	126	28.2%
18 to 24	10	2.2%
25 to 34	49	11.0%
35 to 44	25	5.6%
45 to 54	103	23.0%
55 to 64	29	6.5%
65 to 74	31	6.9%
75 and over	37	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	261	58.4%
Black or African American	110	24.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	37	8.3%
Two or more races	23	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree17.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25	9.1%
High school graduate	101	36.9%
Some college or associate's	87	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	49	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone84.5%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	142	84.5%
Carpooled	7	4.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	11.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	48	32.2%
15 to 29 min	62	41.6%
30 to 44 min	22	14.8%
45 to 59 min	11	7.4%
60+ min	6	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 26.8% (120 of 447)

	Count	Share
Family households	114	56.4%
Nonfamily households	88	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	202	87.1%
Vacant	30	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	114	56.4%
Renter-occupied	88	43.6%

1-unit, detached78.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	181	78.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43	18.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5150984
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.6490, -75.7407