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Population (year 2000): 1,134. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,470 (+29.6% change)
Males: 491  (43.3%)
Females: 643  (56.7%)

Northampton County

Median resident age:  44.2 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 23310.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,100 (it was $22,237 in 2000)
Cape Charles  $23,100
Virginia:  $54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $115,600 (it was $97,000 in 2000)
Cape Charles  $115,600
Virginia:  $212,300

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Races in Cape Charles:

  • White Non-Hispanic (53.4%)
  • Black (42.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Other race (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)

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Ancestries: German (10.1%), English (8.6%), Irish (8.6%), United States (7.4%), Italian (3.4%), Subsaharan African (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1886

Elevation: 7 feet

Land area: 3.67 square miles.

Population density: 385 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Cape Charles

  • High school or higher: 65.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cape Charles town

  • Never married: 34.5%
  • Now married: 33.4%
  • Separated: 5.1%
  • Widowed: 17.6%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

23 residents are foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.6% Latin America, 0.4% Asia).

This town:  2.0%
Virginia:  8.1%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Cape Charles, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cape Charles to the number of sex offenders is 353 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cape Charles:  0.6% ($612)
Virginia:  0.9% ($1,143)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hampton, VA (28.7 miles , pop. 146,437).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Virginia Beach, VA (30.4 miles , pop. 425,257).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (198.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Cheriton, VA (3.5 miles ), Eastville, VA (7.7 miles ), Nassawadox, VA (17.9 miles ), Exmore, VA (22.5 miles ), Belle Haven, VA (23.5 miles ), Poquoson, VA (26.4 miles ), Painter, VA (27.1 miles ), Hampton, VA (28.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 60 buildings, average cost: $197,400
  • 2005: 23 buildings, average cost: $328,300
  • 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $454,200

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Latitude: 37.27 N, Longitude: 76.01 W


Area code: 757

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Population change in the 1990s: -297 (-20.8%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (14%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (10%)
  • Personal and laundry services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Food (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Electricians (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


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Crime in Cape Charles by Year
Type 2001 2002 2006
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 100
    per 100,000 86.90.00.0
Robberies 110
    per 100,000 86.985.50.0
Assaults 420
    per 100,000 347.5171.10.0
Burglaries 1973
    per 100,000 1650.7598.8208.8
Thefts 531610
    per 100,000 4604.71368.7695.9
Auto thefts 012
    per 100,000 0.085.5139.2
Arson 010
    per 100,000 0.085.50.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 121.1) 464.8163.453.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.54
US city average:  3.00

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Cape Charles-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Virginia state average. It is 42% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/5/1979, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 34.3 miles away from the Cape Charles town center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/21/1969, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.8 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Cape Charles:
  • SHORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; NASSAWADOX, VA)
  • SENTARA BAYSIDE HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA)
  • SENTARA HAMPTON GENL HOSP (about 28 miles; HAMPTON, VA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cape Charles:
  • LANGLEY AFB (about 28 miles; HAMPTON, VA; ID: LFI)
  • NORFOLK INTL (about 30 miles; NORFOLK, VA; ID: ORF)
  • NORFOLK NS (about 30 miles; NORFOLK, VA; ID: NGU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cape Charles:
  • ACCOMACK COUNTY (about 32 miles; MELFA, VA; ID: MFV)
  • NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 35 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; ID: PHF)
  • HUMMEL FIELD (about 37 miles; SALUDA, VA; ID: W75)

Local government website: CAPECHARLES.ORG

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cape Charles:
  • OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 13,330)
  • HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; HAMPTON, VA; FT enrollment: 5,249)
  • THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; Hampton, VA; FT enrollment: 3,884)
  • ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 31 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; FT enrollment: 2,083)
  • NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; NORFOLK, VA; FT enrollment: 5,820)
  • TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; NORFOLK, VA; FT enrollment: 11,042)
  • CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; FT enrollment: 4,432)
Public elementary/middle school in Cape Charles:
  • KIPTOPEKE ELEM. (Students: 394; Location: 24023 FAIRVIEW RD; Grades: PK - 05)

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Notable locations in Cape Charles: Cape Charles Country Club (A), Northampton Memorial Library (B), Cape Charles Town Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cape Charles include: Saint Charles Roman Catholic Church (A), Saint Stephens African Methodist Episcopal Church (B), Trinity Methodist Church (C), Emmanuel Episcopal Church (D), Cape Charles Baptist Church (E), Cape Charles Presbyterian Church (F), First Baptist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Allegood Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Old Plantation Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Cape Charles: Cape Charles Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Cape Charles Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Cape Charles Museum & Welcome Center (814 Randolph Avenue).

Hotels: Best Western Sunset Beach Resort (32246 Lankford Highway), Day's Inn Cape Charles (29106 Lankford Highway), Cape Charles-Days Inn Bay Bridge Tunnel (29106 Lankford Hwy).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Cape Charles and their reported violations in the past:

PEACOCK MOTOR INN (Address: 3351 Stone Road, Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Cape Charles that have no violations reported:
  • CAPE CHARLES, TOWN OF (Population served: 1510, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • KIPTOPEKE STATE PARK (Population served: 555, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • RITTENHOUSE MOTOR LODGE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.1 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  51.9%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.9%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  28.4%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  13.9%
Whole state:  4.3%

Cape Charles compared to Virginia state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Cape Charles (2007 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: Cape Charles Branch at 201 Mason Avenue, branch established on 1968-11-18. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Northampton County Virginia:


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 3$6,618$26,4720$0
Parks and Recreation 2$3,188$19,1280$0
Water Supply 2$3,498$20,9880$0
Other Government Administration 2$6,387$38,32213$576
Financial Administration 1$2,768$33,2160$0
Local Libraries 0$0 2$1,198
Police Protection - Officers 5$10,014$24,0340$0
Water Transport and Terminals 1$2,044$24,5281$708
Solid Waste Management 0$0 1$775
Sewerage 3$7,900$31,6000$0
Totals for Government 19$42,416$26,78917$3,257



6.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,723 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.87%
Virginia average:  11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Accomack County, VA  1.57% ($25,493 average AGI)
from Virginia Beach city, VA  0.63% ($72,100)
from Norfolk city, VA  0.27% ($19,846)


5.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($52,331 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.39%
Virginia average:  10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Accomack County, VA  1.38% ($26,769 average AGI)
to Virginia Beach city, VA  0.34% ($43,625)
to Norfolk city, VA  0.23% ($27,636)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cape Charles:
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WGH (1310 AM; 20 kW; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE BAY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WNIS (790 AM; 5 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPMH (1010 AM; 10 kW; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKGM (940 AM; 10 kW; SMITHFIELD, VA; Owner: WKGM, INC.)
  • WHKT (1650 AM; 10 kW; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WFOG (1050 AM; 5 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE BAY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WVAB (1550 AM; 5 kW; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cape Charles:
  • WROX-FM (96.1 FM; CAPE CHARLES, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR TELECABLE, INC.)
  • WAZP (90.7 FM; CAPE CHARLES, VA; Owner: DELMARVA EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION)
  • WKOC (93.7 FM; CHESAPEAKE, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WHRO-FM (90.3 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION,INC)
  • WHRV (89.5 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION,INC)
  • WEXM (106.1 FM; EXMORE, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WNVZ (104.5 FM; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: ENTERCOM NORFOLK LICENSE, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Cape Charles:
  • WTKR (Channel 3; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WVBT (Channel 43; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; Owner: WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WVEC-TV (Channel 13; HAMPTON, VA; Owner: WVEC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WTVZ-TV (Channel 33; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WTVZ LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WHRO-TV (Channel 15; HAMPTON-NORFOLK, VA; Owner: HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOC, INC.)
  • WPXV (Channel 49; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WGBS-LP (Channel 7; HAMPTON, ETC., VA; Owner: JOAN AND KENNETH WRIGHT)
  • WGNT (Channel 27; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WNLO-CA (Channel 45; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC)

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