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Spotsylvania, VA
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Living in Spotsylvania



Spotsylvania is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 33,768 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Spotsylvania is the 32nd largest community in Virginia.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.88% 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.

Spotsylvania 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, Spotsylvania’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Spotsylvania, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.32 minutes every day commuting to work.

In terms of college education, Spotsylvania is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.06% of adults in Spotsylvania have a college degree.

The per capita income in Spotsylvania in 2018 was $46,063, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $184,252 for a family of four. However, Spotsylvania contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Spotsylvania is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Spotsylvania home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spotsylvania residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Spotsylvania also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.32% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Spotsylvania include German, Irish, English, European, and Italian.

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