Tangier, Virginia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 604
Males: 304 (50.3%), Females: 300 (49.7%)

Accomack County

Zip code: 23440

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $26,607
Median house value: $60,100

Population by Race

Races in Tangier:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)

Ancestries: English (38.7%), United States (15.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%), German (1.3%), Irish (1.3%), Polish (1.2%).

Elevation: 3 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tangier

  • High school or higher: 52.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tangier town

  • Never married: 19.2%
  • Now married: 65.6%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 3.2%

0.8% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Tangier:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tangier:

  • SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 49 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Abbreviation: SBY)
  • LANGLEY AFB (about 58 miles; HAMPTON, VA; Abbreviation: LFI)
  • NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 60 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Abbreviation: PHF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tangier:

  • TANGIER ISLAND (about 1 miles; TANGIER, VA; Abbreviation: TGI)
  • CRISFIELD MUNI (about 18 miles; CRISFIELD, MD; Abbreviation: W41)
  • ACCOMACK COUNTY (about 22 miles; MELFA, VA; Abbreviation: MFV)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tangier:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 33 miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,940)
  • SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,645)
  • HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; HAMPTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,249)
  • THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; Hampton, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,884)
  • CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 4,432)
  • COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 64 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 7,133)
  • OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 13,330)

Public primary/middle school in Tangier:

  • TANGIER COMB. (Students: 95; Location: 4375 SCHOOL LN; Grades: KG – 12)