Mount Crawford is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 454 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mount Crawford is the 344th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns, Mount Crawford isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mount Crawford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mount Crawford is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Crawford who work in office and administrative support (12.75%), sales jobs (10.13%), and teaching (9.48%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.45% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In addition, Mount Crawford is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Because of many things, Mount Crawford is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Mount Crawford a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Mount Crawford has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Mount Crawford’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. Being a small town, Mount Crawford does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Mount Crawford citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.28% of adults in Mount Crawford have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Mount Crawford in 2022 was $35,269, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,076 for a family of four. However, Mount Crawford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mount Crawford is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mount Crawford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Crawford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Mount Crawford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.86% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mount Crawford include German, English, Russian, Scottish, and Irish. In addition, Mount Crawford has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.46%). The most common language spoken in Mount Crawford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.
