Cape Charles, VA Demographic Data
Cape Charles, VA Summary
Cape Charles is located in Northampton County in Virginia
- Population: 980
- Area: 4.36 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.66 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.70 sq. miles
- Population Density: 224.97 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3.28 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cape Charles, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
498
51%
50.8
Male
484
49%
49.2
Total Population
982
323,128,000
Cape Charles, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
47
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
37
3.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
38
3.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
18
1.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
42
4.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
111
11.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
38
3.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
116
11.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
72
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
160
16.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
220
22.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
54
5.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
29
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
850
86.6%
77.2
Female
430
50.6%
51.3
Male
420
49.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
838
85.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
417
42.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
303
30.9%
15.2
Female
150
49.5%
55.8
Male
153
50.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
58
0.0%
0.0
Cape Charles, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
948
96.5%
96.8
White
669
68.1%
72.6
Black or African American
274
27.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5
0.5%
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
34
3.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
12
1.2%
17.8
Mexican
8
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
4
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
970
98.8%
82.2
Cape Charles, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
40
5.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
72
9.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
203
25.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
153
19.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
39
4.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
174
21.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
119
14.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
112
14.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
688
86.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
293
36.7%
31.2
Cape Charles, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
189
22.0%
33.7%
Now Married
406
47.2%
47.5
Divorced
96
11.2%
11.0%
Separated
61
7.1%
2.0
Widowed
108
12.6
5.8%
Cape Charles, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
906
96.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
29
3.1%
21.6%
Spanish
9
1.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
20
2.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Cape Charles, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
117
22.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
19
3.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
53
10.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
39
7.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
34
6.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
85
16.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
42
8.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
69
13.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
28
5.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
37
7.1%
6.4
Median household income
49,792
57,617
Per capita income
37,563
31,128
Cape Charles, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
14
4.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
30
8.6%
9.8
Construction
24
6.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
79
22.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
22
6.3%
6.6
Information
12
3.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
23
6.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
13
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
50
14.4%
11.4
Public administration
13
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
42
12.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
19
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
6
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
37
10.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
166
47.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
19
5.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
86
24.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
39
11.2%
18.1%
Cape Charles, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
352
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
254
72.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
33
9.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
11
3.1%
5.1
Walked
14
4.0%
2.7
Other means
13
3.7%
1.8
Worked at home
27
7.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.9
26.6
Cape Charles, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
122
23.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
169
32.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
174
33.3%
37.1
3 or more
58
11.1%
21.0
Cape Charles, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
523
52.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
285
54.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
238
45.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
482
48.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
20
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Cape Charles, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,005
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
56
5.6%
2.7
3 rooms
48
4.8%
9.1
4 rooms
33
3.3%
16.5
5 rooms
147
14.6%
19.8
6 rooms
325
32.3%
17.8
7 rooms
170
16.9%
12.0
8 rooms
133
13.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
93
9.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Cape Charles, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,005
1-unit, detached
697
69.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
78
7.8%
5.9
2-units
74
7.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
21
2.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
61
6.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
51
5.1%
4.4
20 or more units
15
1.5%
9.0
Mobile home
8
0.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Cape Charles, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
357
35.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
84
8.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
15
1.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
15
1.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
53
5.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
72
7.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
84
8.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
309
30.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
16
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Cape Charles, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3
0.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
76
14.5%
4.7
Electricity
387
74.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
53
10.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
4
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Cape Charles, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
152
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
9
5.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
20
13.2%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
24
15.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
28
18.4%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
35
23.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
36
23.7%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
84
56.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
14
9.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
12
8.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
2.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
35
23.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
4
0.0%
0.0%
Cape Charles, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
208
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
1.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
15
7.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
42
20.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
70
33.7%
41.0%
Less than $500
78
37.5%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
30
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
723
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
22
11.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
31
15.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
24
12.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
25
12.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
23
11.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
70
35.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
43
0.0%
0.0%
Cape Charles, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
285
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
4
1.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
19
6.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
13
4.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
14
4.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
63
22.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
103
36.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
66
23.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
3
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
338,300
205,000
