About Maidens

Maidens is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 2,657 people and just one neighborhood, Maidens is the 224th largest community in Virginia.

Unlike some towns , Maidens isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Maidens are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Maidens is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Maidens who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.76%), sales jobs (9.18%), and management occupations (8.53%).

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Maidens. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Maidens.

In Maidens, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.40 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Maidens is a very car-oriented town. 96.52% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Maidens is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Maidens has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small town, Maidens doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Maidens Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Maidens citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 24.40% of adults in Maidens have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Maidens in 2000 was $24,532, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,128 for a family of four. However, Maidens contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Maidens is English.