City safety & data profile

PoquosonVA

Poquoson, VA is a 12K-resident city in Poquoson city with a median household income of $120,972.

Poquoson city, Virginia. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Poquoson, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Poquoson has a population larger than 13% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $400,300, and 5 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-16
12K
Population (place)
Bottom 14%
By size
$120,972
Median income (place)
$400,300
Median home (place)
4.5%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Poquoson

Poquoson posts a median household income higher than 83% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 5 hospitals serve the Poquoson area.

Top 17%
by median income, US cities
5
hospitals in & near Poquoson

Composite score · Poquoson, VA

76/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024

A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Poverty rate A
4.5%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Household income A-
$120,972

Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Violent crime B+
194 /100k

FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.

Bachelor's+ share C
36.3%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Compare against every tracked city: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).

Where Poquoson income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$120,972 Top 17% higher than 83% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Poquoson $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Population ranking: VA

Ranked by headcount across the 102 VA places Areazine tracks with both population and income data. Tooltip carries the income rank.

residents

What this shows Virginia Beach tops this pool by population; the income lead belongs to Great Falls instead.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Income ranking: VA

Median household income across 102 tracked VA places. Hover a bar for its population rank.

median

What this shows Income honors go to Great Falls here -- by headcount, that title belongs to Virginia Beach.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Poquoson, VA beyond the headline numbers

Poquoson sits inside Poquoson city, Virginia, at roughly 37.12°N, -76.35°W. Population 12,059, $120,972 median household income. Median home value $400,300, median rent $1,707. Poverty rate 4.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

5 hospitals in/around Poquoson (nearest 5.7 mi away), 3.8/5 avg rating, 5 with an ER. Climate: 59.8°F annual average, 47.8" precipitation.

Hardship is low by national standards: 4.5% of Poquoson, VA residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

Poquoson's labor market runs tight: 3.1% unemployment, in the lowest quarter of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 32.4% in Poquoson, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Poquoson workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Median rent in Poquoson, VA runs $1,707/month, above the midpoint for reporting cities -- worth weighing against the income figures on this page.

The median home in Poquoson costs roughly 3.3 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

36.3% of Poquoson adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 11.7% of Poquoson workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Poquoson from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Poquoson city): Poquoson's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
13K+4%
Median Income
$120,972+48%
Median Home Value
$400,300+32%
Poverty Rate
4.5%-20%
Unemployment
3.1%-28%

Economic Snapshot

What stands out most about Poquoson's economic profile: poverty rate at 4.5%, 64% below the average across tracked places. Median household income runs 35% above average too, at $120,972.

Economics indicators for Poquoson, VA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,707/mo
Poverty Rate
4.5% -64% vs avg
Unemployment 3.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 36.3%
Work From Home 11.7%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 90.1%
African American 1.9%
Asian 1.7%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.1%

Health Snapshot 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
35.1%
Obesity
33.1%
Short Sleep Duration
32.4%
Physical Inactivity
20.4%
Binge Drinking
15.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
15%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.4%
Current Smoking
11.2%
Diabetes
11%
Current Asthma
10.2%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 74.4%
Annual Checkup 79.9%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
6.4%
Lack of Health Insurance
6.1%
Stroke
3.1%

Nearest Hospitals 5 within 25 mi

CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
4
★★★
1
★★
0
★
0
Average Rating
3.8/5
Total Hospitals
5
With ER
5
SENTARA CAREPLEX HOSPITAL
HAMPTON · 5.7 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆
HAMPTON VA MEDICAL CENTER
HAMPTON · 7 mi away · Acute Care - Veterans Administration · ER
★★★★☆
RIVERSIDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
NEWPORT NEWS · 9.4 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆
MARY IMMACULATE HOSPITAL
NEWPORT NEWS · 9.5 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆
SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL
NORFOLK · 18 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

Climate

NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
Avg Temperature
60°F
Annual Rainfall
47.8"
Hot Months (>80°F)
4
Cold Months (<40°F)
0
49°
32°
Jan
3.5"
52°
34°
Feb
2.9"
58°
40°
Mar
4.4"
68°
49°
Apr
3.3"
76°
58°
May
3.8"
83°
67°
Jun
4.0"
87°
71°
Jul
5.3"
85°
71°
Aug
4.9"
79°
65°
Sep
4.8"
70°
53°
Oct
3.9"
60°
42°
Nov
3.3"
52°
36°
Dec
3.7"

Cost of Living

BEA 2024
97.9 Regional Price Parity

2.1% below national average

US avg
97.9

Metro area: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC (MSA)

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.

Flood Insurance Claims History

FEMA NFIP, county-level
45
Claims filed
$239K
Total paid out
AE
Most common flood zone

Poquoson city has recorded 45 National Flood Insurance Program claims totaling $239K in payouts since 2016.

The largest single contributor was 2025-10-Nor'easter, accounting for 4 claims.

Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.

What alerts and safety updates affect Poquoson?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Poquoson right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet VA-POQUOSON · Poquoson

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  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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What People Ask 9

What is the population of Poquoson, VA? ▼
Poquoson, VA has a population of 12,059 people, located in Poquoson city, Virginia.
What is the median household income in Poquoson? ▼
The median household income in Poquoson, VA is $120,972 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 4.5%.
What is the median home value in Poquoson? ▼
The median home value in Poquoson, VA is $400,300. Median rent is $1,707/month.
What are the top health concerns in Poquoson? ▼
The top health indicators in Poquoson include High Blood Pressure (35.1%), Obesity (33.1%), Short Sleep Duration (32.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What hospitals are near Poquoson? ▼
The nearest hospitals to Poquoson, VA are SENTARA CAREPLEX HOSPITAL (5.7 mi, in HAMPTON), HAMPTON VA MEDICAL CENTER (7 mi, in HAMPTON), RIVERSIDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (9.4 mi, in NEWPORT NEWS), MARY IMMACULATE HOSPITAL (9.5 mi, in NEWPORT NEWS), SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL (18 mi, in NORFOLK). 5 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Poquoson? ▼
The median age in Poquoson, VA is 41.2 years. 36.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the climate like in Poquoson? ▼
Poquoson has an average annual temperature of 59.8°F and 47.8" of annual precipitation.
What is the cost of living in Poquoson? ▼
The regional price parity for Poquoson is 97.941, meaning prices are 2.1% below the national average.
How many flood insurance claims has Poquoson city filed? ▼
Poquoson city, Virginia has recorded 45 NFIP flood insurance claims since 2016, totaling $239K in payouts. This is county-level data: FEMA does not attribute individual claims to a specific city.

Comparable cities by poverty or income, nationwide 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Poquoson, both outside Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside VA (4.5% here).

Newton, MA 4.5% Dublin, CA 4.5% Catalina Foothills, AZ 4.5% Wake Forest, NC 4.5%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside VA ($120,972 here).

Lindon, UT $120,956 Huntington Beach, CA $120,919 Somerset, NJ $121,028 Islip, NY $120,909

Compare Poquoson with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

Quick picks:

In the Area 8

East Hampton, VA 148K Hampton, VA 137K Newport News, VA 186K Norfolk, VA 238K Portsmouth, VA 96K Portsmouth Heights, VA 99K Chesapeake, VA 235K Williamsburg, VA 15K
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Next steps for Poquoson

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  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Poquoson area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Poquoson city) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.