COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Accomack County

Virginia · 31,703 residents · 449 sq mi

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Accomack County is home to 31,703 people in Virginia. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 39%. The median age is 37.7, about 5 years above the US median. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $51,900.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

31,703

−17%vs 2000

vs 38,305 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.7

−4%vs 2000

vs 39.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

449 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202433K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(2,024)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(2,071)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(2,174)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(1,999)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(1,792)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(4,595)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(4,237)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(3,434)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.1%(3,525)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(3,320)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(1,941)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(591)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,431

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,506

−36%vs 2000

vs $16,309 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.6%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,900

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$335

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $446 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.8%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.1% in 2000

25.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.9%(23,697)

Black31.4%(12,039)

Hispanic / Latino5.4%(2,062)

Asian0.2%(86)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic65%(20,598)

Black34.4%(10,921)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(383)

Asian0.1%(22)

Other0.5%(162)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.5%(1,845)

Central American3.8%(1,263)

Guatemalan2.9%(970)

Puerto Rican0.8%(271)

Honduran0.5%(163)

South American0.4%(126)

Peruvian0.4%(126)

Salvadoran0.4%(121)

Cuban0.2%(67)

Dominican0.1%(24)

Costa Rican0%(9)

Spaniard0%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(72)

Filipino0.2%(60)

Indonesian0.1%(50)

Vietnamese0.1%(20)

Thai0%(14)

Laotian0%(6)

Korean0%(4)

Asian Indian0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(4)

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)

Subsaharan African0.3%(108)

French Canadian0.3%(103)

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)

Jamaican0%(9)

Romanian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.5%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.5 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 15.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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