Wachapreague, Virginia

Demographics

People

Total Population	195
Male Share of the Population	51.8%
Female Share of the Population	48.2%
Senior Citizens	45.6%
Employed Population 16+	89
Age of the Population	62

Families

% of people married	43.2%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	18%
Median Earnings25+	$30,096
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$28,333

Wealth

Median Family Income	$50,750
% Above Poverty Level	91.3%
% Below Poverty Level	8.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	20 minutes
% Working from Home	%
% Walking and Biking to Work	5.6%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	46.7%
Median Gross Rent	$975
Median House Value	$127,500

Ancestry

English	10.3%
German	4.6%
Swedish	3.6%
Polish	2.1%
Dutch	2.1%
Irish	2.1%
Italian	1.5%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	1%
Danishn	1%
Ukrainian	0.5%
Swiss	0.5%
Scottish	0.5%
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Wachapreague Almanac

Category	Value
County	Accomack County
P.O. Box Zip Codes	23480
Phone Area Codes	757
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	37.62
Approximate Longitude	-75.69

Wachapreague 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	7.1 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	23.2 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	ASSATEAGUE
Distance	41.1 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 45 F
Apr Temp	44 to 61 F
Jul Temp	68 to 84 F
Oct Temp	51 to 68 F
Annual Precip	43 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Accomac	451	$57,083
Belle Haven	594	$53,438
Keller	176	$47,500
Melfa	386	$58,125
Onley	809	$58,750
Painter	272	$36,250

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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