Painter

Population: 304
Median household income: $70,000
Median home value: $120,000

Painter is a community in Accomack County, Virginia, home to 304 residents. At $70,000, its median household income sits above Accomack County's $57,500.

From 2019 to 2023, Painter's population grew 24.1% from 245 to 304, while its median home value rose 6.7% from $112,500 to $120,000.

The typical home was built around 1962. 6.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 304
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $70,000
Median home value: $120,000
Median gross rent: $1,125
Housing units: 130
Homeownership rate: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

245304

Median household income

$40,833$70,000

Median home value

$112,500$120,000

Median gross rent

$957$1,125

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	245	$40,833	$112,500	$957
2020	231	$40,417	$82,000	$1,050
2021	183	$43,393	$88,800	$1,104
2022	244	$61,250	$107,700	$1,113
2023	304	$70,000	$120,000	$1,125

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

Age distribution

Under 510.5%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 447.2%

45 to 5418.4%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32	10.5%
5 to 17	65	21.4%
18 to 24	16	5.3%
25 to 34	33	10.9%
35 to 44	22	7.2%
45 to 54	56	18.4%
55 to 64	40	13.2%
65 to 74	24	7.9%
75 and over	16	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	157	51.6%
Black or African American	57	18.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	89	29.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.2%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	50	26.2%
High school graduate	54	28.3%
Some college or associate's	56	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	28	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone66.4%

Carpooled27.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	77	66.4%
Carpooled	32	27.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	3.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	30	26.8%
15 to 29 min	73	65.2%
30 to 44 min	3	2.7%
45 to 59 min	1	0.9%
60+ min	5	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.10
Poverty rate: 6.6% (20 of 304)

	Count	Share
Family households	75	76.5%
Nonfamily households	23	23.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	98	75.4%
Vacant	32	24.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	80	81.6%
Renter-occupied	18	18.4%

1-unit, detached95.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	124	95.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5160296
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.65 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.5852, -75.7838