Yorktown is a tiny coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 180 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Yorktown is the 390th largest community in Virginia.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Yorktown is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Yorktown is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Yorktown who work in office and administrative support jobs (23.86%), the sciences (13.64%), and teaching (11.36%).

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

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Yorktown has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Yorktown 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 of the benefits of Yorktown is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.17 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

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

Yorktown Information and Demographics

The education level of Yorktown citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 38.30% of adults in Yorktown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Yorktown in 2000 was $24,748, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,992 for a family of four. Yorktown also has one of the lowest poverty rates in America, with just 0% of the people in Yorktown living in poverty.

The people who call Yorktown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Yorktown is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Yorktown include British, English, Irish, German, Dutch, Polish, Celtic, Scotch-Irish, and Danish.

The most common language spoken in Yorktown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Greek and Scandinavian.