It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Virginia has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Virginia has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Virginia than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Virginia may be for you.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.08 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of adults in Virginia who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.56% of the adults in Virginia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Virginia in 2022 was $28,976, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,904 for a family of four. However, Virginia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Virginia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Virginia residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Virginia include Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Virginia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Native American languages.
