Onancock, Virginia - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,227
Male Share of the Population	46.4%
Female Share of the Population	53.6%
Senior Citizens	24.5%
Employed Population 16+	477
Age of the Population	54

Families

% of people married	44.9%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	63.9%
Median Earnings25+	$31,366
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$14,201
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$32,260

Wealth

Median Family Income	$58,393
% Above Poverty Level	82.2%
% Below Poverty Level	17.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	22 minutes
% Working from Home	7.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.4%
% Using Public Transportation	0.4%

Housing

People Living Alone	41.1%
Median Gross Rent	$790
Median House Value	$196,900

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	15.6%
English	14.4%
German	7.9%
Irish	5.8%
West Indian	3.7%
Haitian	3.7%
Italian	3.7%
Scottish	3.1%
Welsh	2.5%
French Except Basque	1.7%
Portuguese	1.4%
Polish	0.9%
Dutch	0.7%
Norwegian	0.6%
Brazilian	0.5%
Slovak	0.5%
US/American	0.4%
Swedish	0.2%
Hungarian	0.2%
Austrian	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
Finnish	0.2%
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Onancock Almanac

Category	Value
County	Accomack County
Standard Zip Codes	23417
Phone Area Codes	757
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	37.7
Approximate Longitude	-75.74

Onancock Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	PAINTER 2 W
Distance	9.6 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 47 F
Apr Temp	46 to 66 F
Jul Temp	70 to 87 F
Oct Temp	51 to 70 F
Annual Precip	43.3 inches

Station	TANGIER ISLAND
Distance	16.1 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 44 F
Apr Temp	47 to 65 F
Jul Temp	72 to 88 F
Oct Temp	54 to 70 F
Annual Precip	40.6 inches

Station	PRINCESS ANNE
Distance	35.1 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 47 F
Apr Temp	41 to 68 F
Jul Temp	65 to 88 F
Oct Temp	44 to 71 F
Annual Precip	43.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Accomac	451	$57,083
Keller	176	$47,500
Melfa	386	$58,125
Onley	809	$58,750
Parksley	679	$54,250
Wachapreague	195	$50,750

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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