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Melfa, VA map Population (year 2000): 450. Estimated population in July 2006: 443 (-1.6% change)
 

Males: 205  (45.6%)
Females: 245  (54.4%)

Accomack County

Median resident age:  38.0 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 23410.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,800 (it was $37,361 in 2000)
Melfa  $38,800
Virginia:  $54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $83,100 (it was $69,700 in 2000)
Melfa  $83,100
Virginia:  $212,300

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Races in Melfa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.9%)
  • Black (15.8%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • Other race (1.3%)

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Ancestries: English (27.6%), United States (13.3%), Irish (11.8%), German (9.8%), Scottish (3.6%), Italian (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1951

Elevation: 53 feet

Land area: 0.27 square miles.

Population density: 1644 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Melfa

  • High school or higher: 83.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 9.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Melfa town

  • Never married: 24.0%
  • Now married: 54.7%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 13.4%
  • Divorced: 4.7%

15 residents are foreign born (3.3% Latin America).

This town:  3.3%
Virginia:  8.1%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Melfa, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Melfa to the number of sex offenders is 89 to 1.

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

Melfa:  0.7% ($457)
Virginia:  0.9% ($1,143)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hampton, VA (60.1 miles , pop. 146,437).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Virginia Beach, VA (61.2 miles , pop. 425,257).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (167.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Keller, VA (2.6 miles) , Onley, VA (3.3 miles ), Onancock, VA (4.2 miles ), Wachapreague, VA (4.6 miles ), Painter, VA (5.3 miles ), Accomac, VA (7.0 miles ), Belle Haven, VA (8.9 miles ), Exmore, VA (9.9 miles ).

Latitude: 37.65 N, Longitude: 75.74 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 757

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Population change in the 1990s: +22 (+5.1%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Food (16%)
  • Public administration (16%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (21%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Food (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Cashiers (13%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)


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Melfa-area historical tornado activity is below Virginia state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/2/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.5 miles away from the Melfa town center .

On 4/28/2002, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 48.7 miles away from the town center caused $150,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Melfa:
  • SHORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; NASSAWADOX, VA)
  • EDWARD MCCREADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; CRISFIELD, MD)
  • RAPPAHANNOCK GENL HOSP (about 43 miles; KILMARNOCK, VA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Melfa:
  • SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 50 miles; SALISBURY, MD; ID: SBY)
  • LANGLEY AFB (about 59 miles; HAMPTON, VA; ID: LFI)
  • OCEANA NAS /APOLLO SOUCEK FIELD/ (about 61 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; ID: NTU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Melfa:
  • ACCOMACK COUNTY (about 2 miles; MELFA, VA; ID: MFV)
  • TANGIER ISLAND (about 21 miles; TANGIER, VA; ID: TGI)
  • CRISFIELD MUNI (about 26 miles; CRISFIELD, MD; ID: W41)

College/University in Melfa:
  • EASTERN SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 397; Location: 29300 LANKFORD HWY; Public; Website: www.es.cc.va.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Melfa:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 38 miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,940)
  • SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; SALISBURY, MD; FT enrollment: 5,645)
  • THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; Hampton, VA; FT enrollment: 3,884)
  • HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; HAMPTON, VA; FT enrollment: 5,249)
  • OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; NORFOLK, VA; FT enrollment: 13,330)
  • ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 63 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; FT enrollment: 2,083)
  • CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; FT enrollment: 4,432)
Public elementary/middle school in Melfa:
  • PUNGOTEAGUE ELEMENTARY (Students: 496; Location: 28480 BOBTOWN RD; Grades: PK - 05)

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Hotels: Captains Quarters Motel (U.S. Route 13), Captain's Quarters (29136 Lankford Highway).

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.6%
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: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.2%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  0.8%
Whole state:  4.3%

Melfa compared to Virginia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Accomack County Virginia:


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5.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,561 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.17%
Virginia average:  11.06%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($894 average AGI)
Accomack County:  0.10%
Virginia average:  0.41%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Northampton County, VA  0.51% ($26,769 average AGI)
from Worcester County, MD  0.31% ($35,205)
from Virginia Beach city, VA  0.17% ($36,810)


5.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,092 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.41%
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 Northampton County, VA  0.59% ($25,493 average AGI)
to Wicomico County, MD  0.44% ($35,071)
to Worcester County, MD  0.39% ($38,680)


Strongest AM radio stations in Melfa:
  • WESR (1330 AM; 5 kW; ONLEY-ONANCOCK, VA; Owner: EASTERN SHORE RADIO, INC.)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGH (1310 AM; 20 kW; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE BAY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WTGM (960 AM; 10 kW; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Melfa:
  • WKHI (107.5 FM; FRUITLAND, MD; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WESR-FM (103.3 FM; ONLEY-ONANCOCK, VA; Owner: EASTERN SHORE RADIO, INC.)
  • WVES (99.3 FM; ACCOMAC, VA; Owner: CHINCOTEAGUE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEXM (106.1 FM; EXMORE, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WROX-FM (96.1 FM; CAPE CHARLES, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR TELECABLE, INC.)
  • WBEY (96.9 FM; CRISFIELD, MD; Owner: BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W220CQ (91.9 FM; ACCOMAC, VA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Melfa:
  • WPMC-CA (Channel 36; MAPPSVILLE, VA; Owner: WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • W25AA (Channel 25; ONANCOCK, VA; Owner: COUNTY OF ACCOMACK, VIRGINIA)
  • W52AB (Channel 52; CRADDOCKVILLE, VA; Owner: COUNTY OF ACCOMACK, VIRGINIA)
  • W58AK (Channel 58; CRADDOCKVILLE, VA; Owner: COUNTY OF ACCOMACK, VIRGINIA)
  • W63AM (Channel 63; CRADDOCKVILLE, VA; Owner: COUNTY OF ACCOMACK, VIRGINIA)
  • W68BH (Channel 68; CRADDOCKVILLE, VA; Owner: COUNTY OF ACCOMACK, VIRGINIA)

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