About Chamberlayne

Chamberlayne is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 4,404 people and just one neighborhood, Chamberlayne is the 167th largest community in Virginia.

Chamberlayne is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Chamberlayne is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chamberlayne who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.37%), management occupations (9.58%), and healthcare (7.98%).

Also of interest is that Chamberlayne has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Chamberlayne is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Chamberlayne is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Chamberlayne 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, Chamberlayne has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Chamberlayne's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Chamberlayne 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 Chamberlayne, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.32% 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, Chamberlayne does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Chamberlayne Information and Demographics

The citizens of Chamberlayne are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.77% of adults in Chamberlayne have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Chamberlayne in 2000 was $28,405, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,620 for a family of four.

Chamberlayne is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chamberlayne home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Chamberlayne is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Chamberlayne include English, German, African, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Chamberlayne is English. Some people also speak Spanish.