Right Now
Active Weather Alerts
4
Small Craft Advisory (statewide feed)
- Small Craft Advisory — Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out 20 NM; Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM
- Small Craft Advisory — Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out 20 NM; Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM
- Small Craft Advisory — Coastal Waters from Cape Charles Light to Virginia-North Carolina border out 20 NM; Coastal waters from NC VA border to Currituck Beach Light NC out 20 NM
- Beach Hazards Statement — Eastern Currituck; Virginia Beach
Population & People
Population
5,632
Median age
24.3
Median household income
$58,137
Poverty rate
12.9%
Unemployment rate
16.1%
Bachelor's degree+
26.0%
Avg. commute
18 min
Hispanic or Latino
6.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Housing & Rent
Median home value
$211,200
Median gross rent
$1,191/mo
Homeownership rate
71.85%
HUD FMR — 2 bedroom
$1,369
HUD Fair Market Rent (Virginia statewide average across 133 areas — not specific to Ettrick), 2026. Efficiency $1137, 1BR $1182, 2BR $1369, 3BR $1789, 4BR $2128. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.
Energy
Virginia commercial electricity
9.55¢/kWh
Virginia industrial electricity
9.45¢/kWh
Virginia residential electricity
15.28¢/kWh
Economy
Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
798447.9
Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
623948.9
All-Transactions House Price Index for Virginia
780.93
Unemployment Rate
3.7%
Source: FRED, Virginia-specific series.