Yorktown is a tiny coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 180 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Yorktown is the 390th largest community in Virginia.

Unlike some towns, Yorktown isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Yorktown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Yorktown is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Yorktown who work in office and administrative support jobs (23.86%), the sciences (13.64%), and teaching (11.36%).

Of important note, Yorktown is also a town of artists. Yorktown has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Yorktown's character.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Yorktown has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

One of the nice things about Yorktown is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Yorktown spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.17 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

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

Yorktown Information and Demographics

The citizens of Yorktown are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.30% of adults in Yorktown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Yorktown in 2000 was $24,748, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,992 for a family of four. Yorktown also has one of the lowest poverty rates in America, with just 0% of the people in Yorktown living in poverty.

The people who call Yorktown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Yorktown is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Yorktown include British, English, Irish, German, Dutch, Polish, Celtic, Scotch-Irish, and Danish.

The most common language spoken in Yorktown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Greek and Scandinavian.