Poquoson city, Virginia

Poquoson city has a population of 12,639 and has grown 6.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $400,300, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $120,972.

Home price
$400,300
Income
$120,972
Population
12,639
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$400,300county
Median gross rent$1,707county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198057.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented15.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.3%county
Typical monthly rent$2,305county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,713county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,512county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,376county
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$120,972county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate4.5%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 home11.7%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed2.7%county
Share of workers employed by government21.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.9%county
Economic output per resident$83,401(statewide)

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.92%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 time27.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service6.1 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport68787county
Miles to nearest general aviation field20 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station7.5 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.0%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher36.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher97.5%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment2030county
Students per full-time teacher14.3county
Free lunch eligible23.7%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution8.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians80county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance2.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year8.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.3%county
Frequent mental distress15.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity18.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.2%county

Place

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

Population12,639county
Land area in square miles15county
People per square mile of land823.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store72.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.6%county
Share of households that are one person17.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.9%county
Second languages4.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents72county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents34county
Households that moved in458county
Households that moved away442county
Average income of arriving households$81,393county
Average income of departing households$80,086county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes20county
Housing units authorised in the latest year98county
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 temperature60.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.34 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F27 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing52 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days211 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$142county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,005 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity45.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas46.6%county
Homes heated by propane0.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil7.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband95.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk7.1county
Coastal flood risk62.4county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk0.2county
Hail risk5.2county
Earthquake risk23.9county
Tornado risk13.0county
Tropical cyclone risk60.5county
Extreme heat risk21.6county
Winter weather risk2.6county
Strong wind risk6.0county
Wildfire risk17.4county

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 Poquoson city 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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