In Quantico, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.32 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the town is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
Quantico, even though it is a small town, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, town who have a need for low-cost transportation.
The population of Quantico is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.49% of adults in Quantico have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Quantico in 2018 was $42,014, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,056 for a family of four. However, Quantico contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Quantico is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Quantico home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Quantico residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Quantico also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.02% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Quantico include German, English, Greek, Russian, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Quantico is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
