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Parksley is a Census town of 867 people across 0.62 square miles of land, in Accomack County. Median household income is $76,875, 62.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Parksley
What Parksley is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.62 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,407 plus or minus 492
- County holding the largest share of its areaAccomack County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Parksley
How many people live in Parksley
- Population867 plus or minus 303
- Median age37.0 plus or minus 8.4
- Population under 18260 plus or minus 106
- Share under 1830.0 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over139 plus or minus 53
- Share 65 and over16.0 percent
- Households331 plus or minus 107
- Family households214 plus or minus 94
- Share of households that are families64.7 percent plus or minus 19.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Parksley
- Median household income$76,875 plus or minus $19,850
- Per capita income$31,689 plus or minus $8,199
- Civilian labor force405 plus or minus 136
- Employed396 plus or minus 132
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate2.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over580 plus or minus 176
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.8 percent plus or minus 30.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Parksley
Housing in Parksley
- Housing units382 plus or minus 106
- Occupied units331 plus or minus 107
- Vacant units51 plus or minus 28
- Vacancy rate13.4 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied207 plus or minus 72
- Renter occupied124 plus or minus 70
- Ownership rate62.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$163,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,012
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units331 plus or minus 84
- Share single family86.6 percent plus or minus 32.6
- Units in buildings of two or more47 plus or minus 50
- Share in buildings of two or more12.3 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Parksley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute366 plus or minus 126
- Commuting under 15 minutes156 plus or minus 87
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.6 percent plus or minus 18.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more71 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.4 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Drove alone90.2 percent
- Carpooled9.0 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Parksley
Flood risk in Parksley
- NFIP communityTown of Parksley
- NFIP community number510226
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/18/15
The Town of Parksley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 510226 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Accomack County, not Parksley
Accomack County context, not Parksley figures
- Establishments in Accomack County711
- Covered employment, Accomack County13,149
- Average annual pay, Accomack County$52,649
- Housing units permitted, Accomack County181
Every figure in this section is published for Accomack County as a whole and is not a measurement of Parksley.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Parksley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Parksley, Virginia?
867, in 331 households. Parksley town covers 0.62 square miles of land, which is 1,407 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Parksley in?
Accomack County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Parksley?
$76,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $163,100. Median gross rent is $1,012 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Parksley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Parksley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Parksley, town of, community 510226, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Parksley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Accomack County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Parksley.
Is zoning published for Parksley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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