About Shacklefords

Shacklefords is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,550 people and just one neighborhood, Shacklefords is the 290th largest community in Virginia.

Shacklefords is a blue-collar town, with 51.7% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Shacklefords is a town of construction workers and builders, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shacklefords who work in office and administrative support jobs (9.69%), sales jobs (7.34%), and food service (5.87%).

One of the nice things about Shacklefords 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.

One downside of living in Shacklefords, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.40 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

Shacklefords Information and Demographics

Shacklefords ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 7.16% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Shacklefords in 2000 was $16,368, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $65,472 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Shacklefords is English.