Because of many things, Virgie is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Virgie really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Virgie perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Virgie is worth considering.
One downside of living in Virgie, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.72 minutes every day commuting to work.
Virgie is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Virgie, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 100.00% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
As is often the case in a small town, Virgie doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Virgie with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.33% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Virgie in 2018 was $19,798, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,192 for a family of four. However, Virgie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Virgie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Virgie residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Virgie include Scottish, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander.
The most common language spoken in Virgie is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
