Poquoson, VA


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Poquoson is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 12,059 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Poquoson is the 64th largest community in Virginia.

Poquoson real estate is some of the most expensive in Virginia, although Poquoson house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Poquoson is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Poquoson is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Poquoson who work in management occupations (15.38%), office and administrative support (12.51%), and sales jobs (10.16%).

Also of interest is that Poquoson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.



As is often the case in a small city, Poquoson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of Poquoson is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.76% of adults in Poquoson have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Poquoson in 2010 was $38,295, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,180 for a family of four. However, Poquoson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Poquoson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Poquoson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Poquoson include German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Poquoson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.

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