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Hampton Roads Alliance presents updated demographic profile for Poquoson to council
Summary
Michael Evans of the Hampton Roads Alliance briefed the Poquoson City Council on a 2024 locality profile showing modest population growth, rising incomes and a high homeownership rate; councilors were invited to use the Alliance’s research and real-estate services.
Michael Evans, director of business intelligence at the Hampton Roads Alliance, presented the alliance’s 2024 locality profile for Poquoson City to the Poquoson City Council at its regular meeting.
Evans told council that Poquoson’s population was stable but growing, that median incomes rose about 5.6% from 2022 to 2023 — “outpacing the rate of inflation,” he said — and that the city’s poverty rate was roughly 5.8%, about half the regional average of 10.4%. He said Poquoson’s educational attainment outperforms many Hampton Roads localities, though it still trails the statewide bachelor’s-degree rate of about 41%.
The nut graf: Evans framed the briefing as both a…
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