Tangier

Population: 240
Median household income: $33,405
Median home value: $135,900

Tangier, a community in Accomack County, Virginia, has 240 residents. At $33,405, its median household income sits below Accomack County's $57,500.

From 2019 to 2023, Tangier's population declined 52.6% from 506 to 240, while its median home value rose 43.1% from $95,000 to $135,900.

84.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1986.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 240
Median age: 63.8 yrs
Median household income: $33,405
Median home value: $135,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 219
Homeownership rate: 96.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

506240

Median household income

$41,806$33,405

Median home value

$95,000$135,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	506	$41,806	$95,000
2020	506	$31,607	$118,000
2021	411	$31,875	$121,900
2022	345	—	$127,100
2023	240	$33,405	$135,900

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 171.7%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6433.8%

65 to 7422.5%

75 and over25.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	4	1.7%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	23	9.6%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	18	7.5%
55 to 64	81	33.8%
65 to 74	54	22.5%
75 and over	60	25.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	240	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.5%

High school graduate55.1%

Some college or associate's10.2%

Bachelor's degree2.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	65	27.5%
High school graduate	130	55.1%
Some college or associate's	24	10.2%
Bachelor's degree	5	2.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone39.3%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit10.3%

Walked21.4%

Bicycle4.3%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means24.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	46	39.3%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	12	10.3%
Walked	25	21.4%
Bicycle	5	4.3%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	29	24.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	101	86.3%
15 to 29 min	6	5.1%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	6	5.1%
60+ min	4	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.63
Poverty rate: 2.1% (5 of 240)

	Count	Share
Family households	87	59.2%
Nonfamily households	60	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	147	67.1%
Vacant	72	32.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	142	96.6%
Renter-occupied	5	3.4%

1-unit, detached84.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	184	84.0%
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	35	16.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5177520
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.54 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.8234, -75.9928