
Virginia · Census place 52408
Modest Town, VA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Modest Town, Virginia (Modest Town, VA — Census place “Modest Town CDP”) is 243 residents, ranking #564 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $101,875, the median home is worth — and median gross rent runs — a month. Looking for the Modest Town Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Modest Town, VA: 23308.
- Population
- 243Modest Town CDP residents
- Median household income
- $101,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- —Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- —Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53%Owner-occupied households
Modest Town ZIP codes (Virginia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Modest Town.
The Modest Town VA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Modest Town CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
Poverty affects 0% of residents and 53% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Modest Town CDP, VA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Modest Town CDP is a very small community in Virginia, with 243 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #564 of 688 ranked by population — larger than 18% of them. The median age here is 41.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Modest Town CDP earn a median of $101,875 a year, 29.7% above the national figure of $78,538 and 23% above the $82,986 median for the 383 Virginia cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 0% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Modest Town CDP is valued at not published, while median gross rent runs not published a month. 53% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
With 243 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Modest Town CDP against its county rather than against national figures.
The Census withheld home value, gross rent for Modest Town CDP because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Virginia.
- Virginia Beach city 457,066
- Chesapeake city 251,153
- Arlington CDP 235,463
- Norfolk city 235,037
- Richmond city 227,595
- Newport News city 184,774
- Alexandria city 156,788
- Hampton city 137,334
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Modest Town CDP?
- Modest Town CDP has 243 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #564 of 688 in Virginia.
- What is the median household income in Modest Town CDP?
- Median household income in Modest Town CDP is $101,875 a year, 29.7% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Modest Town CDP?
- Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is not published.
- Is Modest Town CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- The Census does not publish enough home-value or income detail for Modest Town CDP to compute a reliable affordability ratio.
- How current is this Modest Town CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.