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Castlewood, VA
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Castlewood is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,704 people and two associated neighborhoods, Castlewood is the 233rd largest community in Virginia.

A relatively large number of people in Castlewood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.31% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Castlewood has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Castlewood has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Castlewood than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Castlewood may be for you.

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

In terms of college education, the citizens of Castlewood rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.52% of adults 25 and older in Castlewood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Castlewood in 2022 was $33,838, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,352 for a family of four. However, Castlewood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Castlewood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Castlewood residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Castlewood include English, Irish, German, European, and Hungarian.

The most common language spoken in Castlewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.


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