Cheriton, Virginia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 499. Estimated population in July 2024: 485 (-2.8% change)
Males: 221 (44.3%), Females: 278 (55.7%)
Northampton County
Zip code: 23316
Demographics
Median resident age: 44.2 years
Median household income: $26,429
Median house value: $77,300
Population by Race
Races in Cheriton:
- White Non-Hispanic (71.1%)
- Black (27.5%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Other race (1.0%)
Ancestries: English (16.4%), United States (13.2%), German (7.2%), Subsaharan African (6.6%), Irish (6.2%), Italian (2.4%).
Elevation: 20 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Cheriton
- High school or higher: 71.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 0.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cheriton town
- Never married: 23.4%
- Now married: 52.0%
- Separated: 5.3%
- Widowed: 11.9%
- Divorced: 7.4%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -27 (-5.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Cheriton:
- SHORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; NASSAWADOX, VA)
- SENTARA BAYSIDE HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA)
- SENTARA HAMPTON GENL HOSP (about 32 miles; HAMPTON, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cheriton:
- LANGLEY AFB (about 31 miles; HAMPTON, VA; Abbreviation: LFI)
- NORFOLK INTL (about 33 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Abbreviation: ORF)
- NORFOLK NS (about 33 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Abbreviation: NGU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cheriton:
- ACCOMACK COUNTY (about 29 miles; MELFA, VA; Abbreviation: MFV)
- TANGIER ISLAND (about 37 miles; TANGIER, VA; Abbreviation: TGI)
- NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 38 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Abbreviation: PHF)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cheriton:
- OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 13,330)
- HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; HAMPTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,249)
- ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 34 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,083)
- THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; Hampton, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,884)
- NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,820)
- TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 11,042)
- CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 4,432)