Poquoson city, VA
Demographic and economic profile of Poquoson city, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Poquoson is a small, predominantly residential city of 12,556 with an 85.2% homeownership rate, median home values of $403,000, and a median household income of $120,972—well above national norms. The labor force is relatively well-educated, with 40.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a near-universal 97.2% high school attainment rate, while unemployment sits at just 1.8% against a 66.0% labor force participation rate. The city posted 4.3% population growth over five years, has a poverty rate of only 5.8%, and a median worker earnings figure of $54,715, with residents averaging a 27.2-minute commute.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+4.3% since 2018
Poquoson city added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone11,384 (90.1%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races415 (3.3%)
- Black or African American Alone238 (1.9%)
- Asian Alone217 (1.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race202 (1.6%)
- Some Other Race Alone97 (0.8%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish118
- 2.Other Indo-European105
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island74
- 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic49
- 5.Korean28
Economy
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,583
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)785
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)729
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services729
- 5.Public Administration (Group)527
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,094
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,385
- 3.Service Occupations832
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations616
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations420
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.