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Wachapreague, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Wachapreague is a Census town of 306 people across 0.22 square miles of land, in Accomack County. Median household income is $65,179, 78.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wachapreague
What Wachapreague is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.22 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,370 plus or minus 425
- 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 Wachapreague
- Population306 plus or minus 95
- Median age58.0
- Population under 1829 plus or minus 40
- Share under 189.5 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Population 65 and over126 plus or minus 42
- Share 65 and over41.2 percent
- Households159 plus or minus 50
- Family households70 plus or minus 36
- Share of households that are families44.0 percent plus or minus 17.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wachapreague
- Median household income$65,179 plus or minus $18,733
- Per capita income$34,709
- Civilian labor force144 plus or minus 66
- Employed124 plus or minus 63
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 25
- Unemployment rate13.9 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Adults 25 and over218 plus or minus 70
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.2 percent plus or minus 41.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.7 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.1 percent plus or minus 9.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wachapreague
- Housing units240 plus or minus 56
- Occupied units159 plus or minus 50
- Vacant units81 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate33.8 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Owner occupied125 plus or minus 45
- Renter occupied34 plus or minus 30
- Ownership rate78.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$205,800
- Single family units234 plus or minus 57
- Share single family97.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1944
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wachapreague gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute109 plus or minus 60
- Commuting under 15 minutes59 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting under 15 minutes54.1 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more22 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.2 percent plus or minus 19.6
- Drove alone77.3 percent plus or minus 56.3
- Carpooled5.0 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked9.2 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Worked from home8.4 percent plus or minus 14.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Wachapreague
- NFIP communityTown of Wachapreague
- NFIP community number510005
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date05/18/15
The Town of Wachapreague participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 510005 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Accomack County, not Wachapreague
Accomack County context, not Wachapreague 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 Wachapreague.
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
Wachapreague questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wachapreague, Virginia?
306, in 159 households. Wachapreague town covers 0.22 square miles of land, which is 1,370 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wachapreague 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 Wachapreague?
$65,179. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $205,800. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wachapreague in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wachapreague appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wachapreague, town of, community 510005, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Wachapreague 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 Wachapreague.
Is zoning published for Wachapreague?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.