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Accomack County

Virginia · 33,859 residents (2025 est.) · 449 sq mi
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Accomack County is a county of 33,335 people in Virginia. The median age is 47.6, about 9 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 37%. The typical home is worth $204,300, having roughly tripled since 2000. Renters pay $977 a month at the median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
33,335
−13%since 2000
from 38,305 in 2000
33,859 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
74 / sq mi
−13%since 2009
from 86 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
47.6
+21%since 2000
from 39.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
449 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
31K33K35K37K39K19902000201020202024Accomack County
202433K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.1%(1,697)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.7%(1,566)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.9%(2,293)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(2,069)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.3%(1,450)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.7%(3,556)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 449.9%(3,284)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.2%(3,717)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.4%(5,133)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7415.6%(5,185)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 848%(2,662)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.2%(723)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$58,993
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $30,250 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,132
+109%since 2000
from $16,309 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
38.4%
+17.1 ptssince 2009
from 21.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.9%
−4.1 ptssince 2000
from 18.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.450
−5%since 2010
from 0.471 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade15.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing8.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction7.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Wholesale trade7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing3.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Other services3.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration1.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Education & health services1.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.7%
US avg: 0.4%
Arts, entertainment, food0.5%
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$204,300
+62%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $69,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$977
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $446 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.4%
−3.6 ptssince 2000
from 75.1% in 2000
28.6% rent
Vacancy rate
34.5%
+4.0 ptssince 2009
from 30.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.22 people
−14%since 2009
from 2.58 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.2%
−10.0 ptssince 2009
from 28.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
32.3%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 33.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.5
−4%since 2009
from 3.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
18
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic61.9%(23,697)
Black31.4%(12,039)
Hispanic / Latino5.4%(2,062)
Asian0.2%(86)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic58.1%(19,359)
Black27.1%(9,038)
Hispanic / Latino10.9%(3,649)
Asian0.7%(240)
Other3.1%(1,049)
Diversity Score
72
+7%since 2009
from 67 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
33
−2%since 2020
from 34 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican5.5%(1,845)
Central American3.8%(1,263)
Guatemalan2.9%(970)
Puerto Rican0.8%(271)
Honduran0.5%(163)
Peruvian0.4%(126)
Salvadoran0.4%(121)
Cuban0.2%(67)
Dominican0.1%(24)
Asian origin
Chinese0.2%(72)
Filipino0.2%(60)
Indonesian0.1%(50)
Vietnamese0.1%(20)
Thai0%(14)
Laotian0%(6)
Korean0%(4)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
American32.8%(10,919)
English10.9%(3,625)
Irish7.3%(2,431)
German7.2%(2,400)
West Indian2.6%(865)
Haitian2.5%(841)
Italian2.3%(760)
Polish2%(662)
Scottish1%(344)
French0.7%(244)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(192)
Hungarian0.5%(164)
+ 25 more ancestry groups with data
British0.5%(156)
Dutch0.4%(146)
Welsh0.3%(97)
Swedish0.2%(79)
Norwegian0.2%(73)
Austrian0.2%(56)
Canadian0.2%(55)
Greek0.1%(44)
Finnish0.1%(41)
Arab0.1%(37)
Danish0.1%(32)
Russian0.1%(32)
Lithuanian0.1%(30)
Swiss0.1%(28)
Slovak0.1%(27)
Portuguese0.1%(25)
Ukrainian0.1%(23)
Czech0%(16)
Barbadian0%(15)
Lebanese0%(11)
Iranian0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
21.7%
+8.2 ptssince 2000
from 13.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
83.6%
+15.7 ptssince 2000
from 67.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.7%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 5.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.8 min
+36%since 2000
from 15.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.5%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 74.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
14.6%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 17.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.1%
+5.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.1%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.4%
−4.2 ptssince 2011
from 7.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
55.6%
−3.9 ptssince 2011
from 59.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.5%
+5.4 ptssince 2020
from 67.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.4%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 13.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
25.3%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 26.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
50.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
8.5%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.8%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.1%
+5.3 ptssince 2012
from 11.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.0%
−8.1 ptssince 2013
from 19.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
83.5%
+21.6 ptssince 2017
from 61.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
89.2%
+6.7 ptssince 2020
from 82.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.7%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 91.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
86.2%
−3.2 ptssince 2016
from 89.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
8.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 8.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30.6%(4,135)
Married54.4%(7,358)
Widowed3.6%(490)
Divorced11.3%(1,534)
Women 15+
Never married26.8%(3,828)
Married50.3%(7,173)
Widowed13.2%(1,889)
Divorced9.6%(1,372)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.0%
−8.1 ptssince 2013
from 19.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
43.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 44.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
18.6%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 17.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
28.0%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 25.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
21.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 19.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 3.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 61.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
46.9%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 42.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22%(514)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.3%(356)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.8%(881)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(51)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.3%(78)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,332 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Accomack County, Virginia?

Accomack County, Virginia has about 33,335 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Accomack County, Virginia?

The typical household in Accomack County, Virginia earns about $58,993 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Accomack County, Virginia expensive?

In Accomack County, Virginia, the median home is worth about $204,300, and the typical rent is about $977 a month.

How educated are people in Accomack County, Virginia?

About 21.7% of adults age 25 and over in Accomack County, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Accomack County, Virginia?

About 13.9% of people in Accomack County, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Accomack County, Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Accomack County, Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,632 residents, a change of about 5 percent over that period.

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