Chincoteague

  1. Chincoteague Legal Resources
  2. Chincoteague Statistics
  3. Chincoteague Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Chincoteague Employment Information
  5. Chincoteague Family Information
  6. Chincoteague Education Information
  7. Chincoteague Public Benefits Information
  8. Chincoteague Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Chincoteague Legal Resources Back to top

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Virginia Governor
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Federal Courts
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Chincoteague Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 4,317
  • Land Area (2000): 24.944 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 71.057 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 3,970
Chincoteague Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 3,600 83.39%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 717 16.61%

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Chincoteague Employment Information Back to top
Chincoteague Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 285 24.98%
2. Public Administration 124 10.87%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 123 10.78%
4. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 122 10.69%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 52 4.56%
6. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 51 4.47%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 38 3.33%
8. Educational Services 36 3.16%
9. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 31 2.72%
10. Other Transportation 31 2.72%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 29 2.54%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 24 2.10%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 24 2.10%
14. Wood Manufacturing 23 2.02%
15. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 18 1.58%
16. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 16 1.40%
17. Repair and Maintenance 14 1.23%
18. Finance and Insurance 13 1.14%
19. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 11 0.96%
20. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 11 0.96%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Accommodation and Food Services 267 28.08%
2. Food and Beverage Stores 80 8.41%
3. Educational Services 78 8.20%
4. Health Care 75 7.89%
5. Department and Other General Stores 56 5.89%
6. Finance and Insurance 44 4.63%
7. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 43 4.52%
8. Public Administration 39 4.10%
9. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 35 3.68%
10. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 22 2.31%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 21 2.21%
12. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 18 1.89%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 17 1.79%
14. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 15 1.58%
15. Personal and Laundry Services 15 1.58%
16. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 14 1.47%
17. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 13 1.37%
18. Social Assistance 13 1.37%
19. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 11 1.16%
20. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 10 1.05%

Chincoteague Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 104 9.11%
2. Other Management Occupations 84 7.36%
3. Painters and Paperhangers 64 5.61%
4. Carpenters 48 4.21%
5. Other Food Preparation and Servers 47 4.12%
6. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 46 4.03%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 43 3.77%
8. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 41 3.59%
9. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 41 3.59%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 34 2.98%
11. Agricultural Workers 33 2.89%
12. Other Installation / Maintenance 32 2.80%
13. Art and Design Workers 29 2.54%
14. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 29 2.54%
15. Engineers 27 2.37%
16. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 27 2.37%
17. Construction Laborers 26 2.28%
18. Other Construction Trades 26 2.28%
19. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 26 2.28%
20. Other Production Occupations 23 2.02%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 92 9.67%
2. Waiters and Waitresses 70 7.36%
3. Cashiers 66 6.94%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 66 6.94%
5. Other Management Occupations 59 6.20%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 55 5.78%
7. Secretaries and Admins 55 5.78%
8. Registered Nurses 42 4.42%
9. Top Executives 39 4.10%
10. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 32 3.36%
11. Other Food Preparation and Servers 31 3.26%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 29 3.05%
13. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 28 2.94%
14. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 25 2.63%
15. Teachers, Secondary School 21 2.21%
16. Librarians / Curators / Archivists 20 2.10%
17. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 18 1.89%
18. Other Office and Admin Support 16 1.68%
19. Bus Drivers 15 1.58%
20. Personal Appearance Workers 15 1.58%

Chincoteague Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,836 50.07%
15-35 hours 530 14.45%
1-14 hours 67 1.83%
No regular hours 1,234 33.65%

Chincoteague Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 53 2.66%
5 AM-5:29 AM 20 1.00%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 67 3.36%
6 AM-6:29 AM 180 9.02%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 162 8.12%
7 AM-7:29 AM 241 12.07%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 275 13.78%
8 AM-8:29 AM 338 16.93%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 117 5.86%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 216 10.82%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 75 3.76%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 25 1.25%
Noon-3:59 PM 103 5.16%
4 PM-11:59 PM 124 6.21%

Chincoteague Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 345 17.28%
5-9 549 27.51%
10-14 378 18.94%
15-19 158 7.92%
20-24 107 5.36%
25-29 47 2.35%
30-34 161 8.07%
35-39 19 0.95%
40-44 43 2.15%
45-59 55 2.76%
60-89 87 4.36%
At least 90 47 2.35%

Chincoteague Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 1,584 79.36%
30-44 0 0.00% 223 11.17%
45-59 0 0.00% 55 2.76%
At least 60 0 0.00% 134 6.71%

Chincoteague Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 10 0.48%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 231 11.15%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,593 76.88%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 7 0.34%
Color 4 Box Other 19 0.92%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 136 6.56%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 76 3.67%

Chincoteague Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Chincoteague Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,061 (4,299 people)
Families (2000): 1,249 (3,303 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 371
People at same address in 1995: 2,319
Chincoteague Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 242 11.74%
$10,000-$14,999 202 9.80%
$15,000-$19,999 205 9.95%
$20,000-$24,999 211 10.24%
$25,000-$29,999 202 9.80%
$30,000-$34,999 181 8.78%
$35,000-$39,999 133 6.45%
$40,000-$44,999 102 4.95%
$45,000-$49,999 85 4.12%
$50,000-$59,999 79 3.83%
$60,000-$74,999 153 7.42%
$75,000-$99,999 111 5.39%
$100,000-$124,999 107 5.19%
$125,000-$149,999 14 0.68%
$150,000-$199,999 8 0.39%
$200,000 or more 26 1.26%

Chincoteague Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 700 33.85%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 716 34.62%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 116 5.61%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 294 14.22%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 7 0.34%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 164 7.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 58 2.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 7 0.34%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 5 0.24%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Chincoteague Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,514 26.83%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 766 13.57%
Public Assistance 38 0.67%
Retirement 444 7.87%
Self Employment 422 7.48%
Social Security 711 12.60%
Supplemental Security 95 1.68%
Wage / Salary 1,392 24.67%
Other 261 4.63%

Chincoteague Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 744 73.23%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 272 26.77%

Chincoteague Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 212 12.16%
Color 1 Box Married 1,097 62.90%
Color 2 Box Never Married 379 21.73%
Color 3 Box Widowed 56 3.21%

Chincoteague Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 167 8.54%
Color 1 Box Married 1,107 56.60%
Color 2 Box Never Married 399 20.40%
Color 3 Box Widowed 283 14.47%

Chincoteague Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Chincoteague Education Information Back to top
Chincoteague Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 321 9.03%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 675 18.98%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,267 35.63%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 659 18.53%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 124 3.49%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 338 9.51%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 172 4.84%

Chincoteague Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 7 0.16% 29 0.67% 36 0.83%
Kindergarten 26 0.60% 0 0.00% 26 0.60%
Grades 1-4 153 3.54% 0 0.00% 153 3.54%
Grades 5-8 210 4.86% 34 0.79% 244 5.65%
Grades 9-12 117 2.71% 14 0.32% 131 3.03%
Undergrad college 66 1.53% 15 0.35% 81 1.88%
Graduate or professional school 21 0.49% 0 0.00% 21 0.49%
Total 600 13.90% 92 2.13% 692 16.03%

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Chincoteague Public Benefits Information Back to top
Chincoteague Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 3,751 87.25%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 548 12.75%

Chincoteague Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Chincoteague Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Chincoteague Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 379 8.78%
10-19 Years 469 10.86%
20-29 Years 381 8.83%
30-39 Years 508 11.77%
40-49 Years 658 15.24%
50-59 Years 704 16.31%
60-69 Years 606 14.04%
70-79 Years 416 9.64%
80-89 Years 176 4.08%
90+ Years 20 0.46%

Chincoteague Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 2,096 48.55%
Color 1 Box Female 2,221 51.45%

Chincoteague Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 4,171 96.62%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 50 1.16%
Color 1 Box African-American 41 0.95%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 23 0.53%
Color 2 Box Asian 12 0.28%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 12 0.28%
Color 6 Box Other Race 8 0.19%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Chincoteague Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. English 812 24.25%
2. United States Or American 651 19.44%
3. German 618 18.45%
4. Irish 488 14.57%
5. Italian 216 6.45%
6. French Non-Basque 80 2.39%
7. Scotch Irish 74 2.21%
8. Hungarian 69 2.06%
9. Welsh 55 1.64%
10. Scottish 45 1.34%

Chincoteague Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 3,984 96.02%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 89 2.15%
3. Korean 36 0.87%
4. Italian 18 0.43%
5. French 12 0.29%
6. Other West Germanic 5 0.12%
7. African 5 0.12%

Chincoteague Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 4,242 98.26%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 46 1.07%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 29 0.67%

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Chincoteague Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.