Melfa, VA Demographic Data
Melfa, VA Summary
Melfa is located in Accomack County in Virginia
- Population: 437
- Area: 0.28 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.28 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,538.73 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 49.21 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Melfa, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
211
50%
50.8
Male
213
50%
49.2
Total Population
424
323,128,000
Melfa, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
16
3.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
24
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
15
3.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
24
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
41
9.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
31
7.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
64
15.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
63
14.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
46
10.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
31
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
30
7.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
31
7.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
8
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
353
83.3%
77.2
Female
172
48.7%
51.3
Male
181
51.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
338
79.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
84
19.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
69
16.3%
15.2
Female
41
59.4%
55.8
Male
28
40.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Melfa, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
424
100.0%
96.8
White
370
87.3%
72.6
Black or African American
49
11.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5
1.2%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
10
2.4%
17.8
Mexican
10
2.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
414
97.6%
82.2
Melfa, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
10
3.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
42
13.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
127
41.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
52
17.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
41
13.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
21
6.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
11
3.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
52
17.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
252
82.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
32
10.5%
31.2
Melfa, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
119
32.2%
33.7%
Now Married
183
49.6%
47.5
Divorced
36
9.8%
11.0%
Separated
12
3.3%
2.0
Widowed
19
5.1
5.8%
Melfa, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
405
99.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3
0.7%
21.6%
Spanish
3
0.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Melfa, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
13
7.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
5
2.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
17
9.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
22
12.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
32
18.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
35
19.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
34
19.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
15
8.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1
0.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
48,750
57,617
Per capita income
24,591
31,128
Melfa, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
30
12.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
24
9.6%
9.8
Construction
8
3.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
59
23.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
8
3.2%
6.6
Information
1
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
18
7.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2
0.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
28
11.2%
11.4
Public administration
21
8.4%
4.6
Retail trade
34
13.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
11
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
5
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
29
11.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
76
30.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
37
14.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
56
22.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
51
20.5%
18.1%
Melfa, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
245
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
211
86.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
23
9.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
1
0.4%
2.7
Other means
4
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
6
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.2
26.6
Melfa, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3
1.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
55
31.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
55
31.3%
37.1
3 or more
63
35.8%
21.0
Melfa, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
176
90.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
133
75.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
43
24.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
18
9.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
19
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Melfa, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
194
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
11
5.7%
9.1
4 rooms
14
7.2%
16.5
5 rooms
46
23.7%
19.8
6 rooms
33
17.0%
17.8
7 rooms
38
19.6%
12.0
8 rooms
20
10.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
32
16.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Melfa, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
194
1-unit, detached
184
94.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
10
5.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Melfa, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
76
39.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
3
1.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
30
15.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
13
6.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
49
25.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
21
10.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1
0.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
0
0.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Melfa, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
0
0.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
30
17.0%
4.7
Electricity
90
51.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
40
22.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
14
8.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
2
1.1%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Melfa, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
95
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
2
2.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
4
4.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
4
4.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
31
32.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
54
56.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
49
51.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
14
14.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
11
11.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
8
8.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
13
13.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Melfa, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
32
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
6
18.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
26
81.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
11
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
733
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
7
21.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
5
15.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
9
28.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
11
34.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Melfa, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
133
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
0
0.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
28
21.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
46
34.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
28
21.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
29
21.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2
1.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
139,000
205,000