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| Poquoson |
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| Population 2002: | 11,686 |
| Population 2000: | 11,566 |
| Population growth: | +120 (+1.04%) |
| Land area: | 15.5 square miles |
| Elevation: | 9 feet |
| Foreign born: | 2.9% (1.3% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 0.4% Latin America) |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (20.3%), Public administration (12.0%), Manufacturing (11.3%), Retail trade (10.9%), Construction (10.3%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (10.1%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 95.5% |
| Hispanic: | 1.1% |
| Two or more races: | 1.0% |
| Black: | 0.7% |
| American Indian: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 67.8% |
| Never married: | 17.4% |
| Divorced: | 7.4% |
| Widowed: | 5.7% |
| Separated: | 1.7% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $153,400 |
| Household income: | $60,920 |
| Resident age: | 39.5 years |
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| Poquoson Compared to Virginia State Average |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
| Population density: | below |
| Median age: | above |
| Renting percentage: | much below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 88.5% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 31.6% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 13.9% |
| Unemployed: | 3.2% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 101 (847.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 64.9 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 17 (142.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 6 (50.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 5 (42.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 2 (16.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
| 2002 robberies: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| English: | 24.1% |
| German: | 14.2% |
| United States: | 12.7% |
| Irish: | 11.1% |
| Italian: | 4.7% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 3.2% |