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New Kent, VA
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Living in New Kent



New Kent is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 739 people and two associated neighborhoods, New Kent is the 313th largest community in Virginia. Much of the housing stock in New Kent was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local New Kent economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in New Kent, where the median household income is $161,572.00.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.81% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Because of many things, New Kent is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, New Kent really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is New Kent perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

In New Kent, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 39.32 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

The population of New Kent overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in New Kent, 22.06% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in New Kent in 2018 was $68,850, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $275,400 for a family of four.

New Kent is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call New Kent home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Kent residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Kent include English, Italian, German, Irish, and Hungarian.

The most common language spoken in New Kent is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.


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