Virginia · Census place 12808
Cape Charles town, VA
Quick answer
Cape Charles town has 1,278 residents, ranking #344 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $51,250, the median home is worth $589,000 and median gross rent runs $840 a month.
- Population
- 1,278Cape Charles town residents
- Median household income
- $51,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $589,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $840Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 55.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cape Charles town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cape Charles town median would spend about 19.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 11.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15% of residents and 60.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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