Onancock

Population: 1,323
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $236,900

Onancock, a community in Accomack County, Virginia, has 1,323 residents. At $53,750, its median household income sits below Accomack County's $57,500.

Between 2019 and 2023, Onancock's population grew 20.5% from 1,098 to 1,323, while its median home value rose 8.9% from $217,600 to $236,900.

41.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,323
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $236,900
Median gross rent: $775
Housing units: 869
Homeownership rate: 67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0981,323

Median household income

$50,347$53,750

Median home value

$217,600$236,900

Median gross rent

$852$775

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,098	$50,347	$217,600	$852
2020	1,160	$46,193	$191,900	$835
2021	1,291	$48,690	$196,100	$733
2022	1,434	$51,830	$226,500	$964
2023	1,323	$53,750	$236,900	$775

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 242.4%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7418.4%

75 and over13.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	97	7.3%
5 to 17	282	21.3%
18 to 24	32	2.4%
25 to 34	103	7.8%
35 to 44	159	12.0%
45 to 54	95	7.2%
55 to 64	140	10.6%
65 to 74	243	18.4%
75 and over	172	13.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	698	52.8%
Black or African American	467	35.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.2%
Two or more races	122	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate24.3%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree26.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	8.2%
High school graduate	222	24.3%
Some college or associate's	238	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	132	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	245	26.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone66.3%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit1.1%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.7%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	297	66.3%
Carpooled	53	11.8%
Public transit	5	1.1%
Walked	19	4.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	66	14.7%
Other means	8	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	221	57.9%
15 to 29 min	88	23.0%
30 to 44 min	42	11.0%
45 to 59 min	5	1.3%
60+ min	26	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 25.7% (340 of 1,323)

	Count	Share
Family households	360	58.2%
Nonfamily households	259	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	619	71.2%
Vacant	250	28.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	419	67.7%
Renter-occupied	200	32.3%

1-unit, detached82.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units9.7%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	713	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25	2.9%
5 to 19 units	84	9.7%
20 or more units	37	4.3%
Mobile home & other	10	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5159336
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.05 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.7100, -75.7437