Virginia · Census place 63768
Poquoson city, VA
Quick answer
Poquoson city has 12,556 residents, ranking #107 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $120,919, the median home is worth $403,000 and median gross rent runs $1,634 a month.
- Population
- 12,556Poquoson city residents
- Median household income
- $120,919Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $403,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,634Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 85.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Poquoson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Poquoson city median would spend about 16.2% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.8% of residents and 85.2% 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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