page_title: Onancock, Virginia
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Onancock, Virginia / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Historical marker designating the town of Onancock. This marker is located on the west side of U.S. Route 13 (Lankford Highway) about 75 feet north of West Main Street in Accomack County, Virginia between mile markers 112 and 113 near Onancock.
context_page_description: Onancock is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,263 at the 2010 census.
context_section_description: At the 2000 census there were 1,525 people, 656 households, and 392 families living in the town. The population density was 1,452.3 people per square mile (560.8/km²). There were 733 housing units at an average density of 698.0 per square mile (269.5/km²).  The racial makeup of the town was 66.43% White, 31.41% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.66% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.89%.
  Of the 656 households 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 38.0% of households were one person and 24.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.82.
  The age distribution was 21.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 26.3% 65 or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.1 males.
  The median household income was $28,214 and the median family income was $37,039. Males had a median income of $25,956 versus $19,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,393. About 8.4% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.
caption: Historic marker in Onancock
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