About Wolf Trap

Wolf Trap is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 13,879 people and just one neighborhood, Wolf Trap is the 75th largest community in Virginia.

Wolf Trap is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 97.97% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Wolf Trap is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wolf Trap who work in management occupations (22.27%), business and financial occupations (11.51%), and sales jobs (10.33%).

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

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

In addition, Wolf Trap is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Wolf Trap is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Wolf Trap's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Although Wolf Trap is a relatively small town, quite a few people get to and from work by way of the subway, often traveling to the central city in the area.

Wolf Trap Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Wolf Trap is a pretty powerful place. 76.92% of the adults in Wolf Trap have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Wolf Trap in 2000 was $56,294, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $225,176 for a family of four. However, Wolf Trap contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wolf Trap is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wolf Trap home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Wolf Trap is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wolf Trap include English, Irish, German, Italian, Polish, Iranian, and Scotch-Irish.

In addition, Wolf Trap has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.36%).

The most common language spoken in Wolf Trap is English. Other important languages spoken here include Persian and Spanish.