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Tangier, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Tangier is a Census town of 252 people across 0.54 square miles of land, in Accomack County. Median household income is $35,991, 95.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tangier
What Tangier is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.54 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land465 plus or minus 214
- 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.
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How many people live in Tangier
- Population252 plus or minus 116
- Median age65.9
- Population under 180
- Share under 180.0 percent
- Population 65 and over132 plus or minus 63
- Share 65 and over52.4 percent
- Households161 plus or minus 75
- Family households90 plus or minus 52
- Share of households that are families55.9 percent plus or minus 19.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Tangier
- Median household income$35,991 plus or minus $15,084
- Per capita income$32,225 plus or minus $9,100
- Civilian labor force124 plus or minus 69
- Employed114 plus or minus 68
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate8.1 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Adults 25 and over252 plus or minus 116
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher68.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher2.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tangier
- Housing units261 plus or minus 95
- Occupied units161 plus or minus 75
- Vacant units100 plus or minus 51
- Vacancy rate38.3 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Owner occupied154 plus or minus 73
- Renter occupied7 plus or minus 14
- Ownership rate95.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$157,900
- Single family units227 plus or minus 87
- Share single family87.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes34 plus or minus 41
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Tangier gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute114 plus or minus 68
- Commuting under 15 minutes97 plus or minus 68
- Share commuting under 15 minutes85.1 percent plus or minus 31.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more11 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.6 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Drove alone47.4 percent plus or minus 38.0
- Carpooled4.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Public transport6.1 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Walked28.1 percent plus or minus 23.6
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Tangier
- NFIP communityTown of Tangier
- NFIP community number510004
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/18/15
The Town of Tangier participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 510004 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 Tangier
Accomack County context, not Tangier 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 Tangier.
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.
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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
Tangier questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tangier, Virginia?
252, in 161 households. Tangier town covers 0.54 square miles of land, which is 465 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tangier 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 Tangier?
$35,991. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $157,900. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Tangier in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tangier appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tangier, town of, community 510004, 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 Tangier 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 Tangier.
Is zoning published for Tangier?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.