About Quinton

Quinton is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 4,831 people and just one neighborhood, Quinton is the 158th largest community in Virginia.

Unlike some towns , Quinton isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Quinton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Quinton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Quinton who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.93%), management occupations (9.27%), and sales jobs (8.87%).

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

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

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Quinton are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Quinton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Quinton, the average commute to work is 36.03 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Quinton 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 Quinton, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 99.47% 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, Quinton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Quinton Information and Demographics

The citizens of Quinton are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 17.67% of adults in Quinton having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Quinton in 2000 was $24,488, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,952 for a family of four. However, Quinton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Quinton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Quinton is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Quinton include English, German, Irish, Italian, Scotch-Irish, French, and European.

The most common language spoken in Quinton is English.