About Boyce

Boyce is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 427 people and just one neighborhood, Boyce is the 372nd largest community in Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Boyce was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Unlike some towns , Boyce isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Boyce are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Boyce is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Boyce who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.19%), teaching (7.14%), and sales jobs (7.14%).

One downside of living in Boyce is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Boyce, the average commute to work is 31.36 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Boyce 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 Boyce, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.99% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small town, Boyce does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Boyce Information and Demographics

The education level of Boyce citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 19.19% of adults in Boyce have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Boyce in 2000 was $17,041, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $68,164 for a family of four.

Boyce is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Boyce home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Boyce is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Boyce include English, German, Irish, Norwegian, British, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Boyce is English.