Population: 1,038. Estimated population in July 2020: 971 (-6.5% change)
Males: 482 (46.4%), Females: 556 (53.6%)
Zip code: 23888
Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $28,500
Median house value: $67,700
Races in Wakefield:
- Black (51.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (47.3%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (12.8%), English (10.2%), Irish (5.1%), German (4.4%), Scottish (1.9%), French (1.7%).
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Wakefield
- High school or higher: 65.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 9.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wakefield town
- Never married: 23.0%
- Now married: 53.3%
- Separated: 4.3%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 9.7%
2.0% Foreign born (0.9% Latin America, 0.5% Europe, 0.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -80 (-7.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Wakefield:
- SOUTHAMPTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; FRANKLIN, VA)
- LOUISE OBICI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; SUFFOLK, VA)
- EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wakefield:
- NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 37 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Abbreviation: PHF)
- RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; RICHMOND, VA; Abbreviation: RIC)
- LANGLEY AFB (about 45 miles; HAMPTON, VA; Abbreviation: LFI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wakefield:
- WAKEFIELD MUNI (about 2 miles; WAKEFIELD, VA; Abbreviation: AKQ)
- FRANKLIN MUNI-JOHN BEVERLY ROSE (about 21 miles; FRANKLIN, VA; Abbreviation: FKN)
- WILLIAMSBURG-JAMESTOWN (about 27 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, VA; Abbreviation: JGG)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wakefield:
- COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 29 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 7,133)
- VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,641)
- CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 4,432)
- THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; Hampton, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,884)
- JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; CHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,520)
- HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; HAMPTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,249)
- TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 11,042)
Public primary/middle school in Wakefield:
- ELLEN W. CHAMBLISS ELEM. (Students: 177; Location: 10415 HIGGINS STREET; Grades: KG – 02)