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Virginia·Poquoson County
4 tracts·13K people·$400K median·823/mi²
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Poquoson is $400,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Poquoson has 12,639 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 41.2; the population is 87.3% White, 4.2% Multiracial, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Black, 1.7% Asian and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 36.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.5% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Poquoson Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (81%); Poquoson Middle is the middle school with reported scores (87%); Poquoson High is the high school with reported scores (93%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,707/month, 8% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Poquoson is $120,972 a year, 41% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Poquoson, median rent is $1,707/month and the median home value is $400,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Poquoson reported 2.0 violent crimes and 7.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 97 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Poquoson are wildfire (73), ice storm (69) and lightning (62), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Poquoson, 0% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).