Virginia · Census place 82320
Wachapreague town, VA
Quick answer
Wachapreague town has 290 residents, ranking #537 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $56,917, the median home is worth $206,300 and median gross rent runs $2,045 a month.
- Population
- 290Wachapreague town residents
- Median household income
- $56,917Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $206,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,045Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 58.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wachapreague town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wachapreague town median would spend about 43.1% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.8% of residents and 83.5% 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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