Accomack County, Virginia

Accomack County has a population of 33,335 and has grown 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $204,300, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $58,993.

Home price
$204,300
Income
$58,993
Population
33,335
Unemployment
3.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$204,300county
Median gross rent$977county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198047.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant34.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use23.6%county
Typical monthly rent$2,061(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,054county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$856county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,367county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$58,993county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate13.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.1%county
Unemployment rate3.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.6%county
Share of workers employed by government16.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.2%county
Economic output per resident$61,180county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.48%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service39 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport60442county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station67 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.1%county
Traffic deaths33.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.6%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment4623county
Students per full-time teacher12.3county
Free lunch eligible97.9%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution29 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians36county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter6.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.9%county
Frequent mental distress18.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population33,335county
Land area in square miles449county
People per square mile of land74.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store5.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age47.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.7%county
Share of households that are one person33.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.5%county
Second languages13.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls43.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents290county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in719county
Households that moved away764county
Average income of arriving households$70,106county
Average income of departing households$52,958county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year154county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature58.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.8 incounty
Annual snowfall19.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.34 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F20 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing67 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days232 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 28county
Average first fall frostNov 15county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$131county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.6¢county
Household electricity use966 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity62.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.3%county
Homes heated by propane21.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil12.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.4%county
Households with broadband83.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk50.6county
Coastal flood risk96.8county
Drought risk59.8county
Landslide risk15.3county
Hail risk22.5county
Earthquake risk51.1county
Tornado risk18.0county
Tropical cyclone risk94.5county
Extreme heat risk52.3county
Winter weather risk26.4county
Strong wind risk30.8county
Wildfire risk79.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Accomack County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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