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Population (year 2000): 11,566. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,811 (+2.1% change)
Males: 5,789 (50.1%), Females: 5,777 (49.9%)
Zip code:
23662
Median resident age: 39.5 years
Median household income: $60,920 (year 2000)
Median house value: $153,400 (year 2000)
Races in Poquoson:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Black (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (24.1%), German (14.2%),
United States (12.7%), Irish (11.1%), Italian (4.7%),
Scotch-Irish (3.2%).
Elevation: 9 feet
Land area: 15.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Poquoson
- High school or higher: 88.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.9%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Poquoson city
- Never married: 17.4%
- Now married: 67.8%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 7.4%
2.9% Foreign born (1.3% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 0.4%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +527 (+4.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Poquoson:
- COLUMBIA PENINSULA BEHAVIORIAL CENTER (about 7
miles; HAMPTON, VA)
- SENTARA HAMPTON GENL HOSP (about 7 miles; HAMPTON,
VA)
- RIVERSIDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles;
NEWPORT NEWS, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Poquoson:
- LANGLEY AFB (about 5 miles; HAMPTON, VA; ID: LFI)
- NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 8
miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; ID: PHF)
- NORFOLK NS (about 16 miles; NORFOLK, VA; ID: NGU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Poquoson:
- NORFOLK INTL (about 21 miles; NORFOLK, VA; ID: ORF)
- WILLIAMSBURG-JAMESTOWN (about 24 miles;
WILLIAMSBURG, VA; ID: JGG)
- HAMPTON ROADS EXECUTIVE (about 26 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; ID: PVG)
Amtrak stations near Poquoson:
- 10 miles: NEWPORT NEWS (9304 WARWICK BLVD.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi
service, public transit connection.
- 20 miles: NORFOLK (MONTICELLO AVE. & VA. BEACH
BLVD.) - Bus Station. Services: public payphones, free
short-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus
service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Poquoson:
- THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles;
Hampton, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,884)
- HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; HAMPTON, VA; FT
enrollment: 5,249)
- CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles;
NEWPORT NEWS, VA; FT enrollment: 4,432)
- OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; FT enrollment: 13,330)
- TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles;
NORFOLK, VA; FT enrollment: 11,042)
- NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; FT enrollment: 5,820)
- ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 26 miles; VIRGINIA
BEACH, VA; FT enrollment: 2,083)
Public high school in Poquoson:
- POQUOSON HIGH (Students: 861; Location: 51
ODD RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Poquoson:
- POQUOSON MIDDLE (Students: 646; Location: 985
POQUOSON AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- POQUOSON ELEM. (Students: 554; Location: 1033
POQUOSON AVE; Grades: 03 - 05)
- POQUOSON PRIMARY (Students: 483; Location: 19
ODD RD; Grades: PK - 02)
Private primary/middle school in Poquoson:
- VICTORY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENT (Students: 56;
Location: PO BOX 2169; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Poquoson:
- POQUOSON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$476,167; Location: 500 CITY HALL AVE.; 40,110 books;
1,227 audio materials; 3,267 video materials; 148 serial
subscriptions)
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