The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Powhatan has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Powhatan a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Powhatan, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.22 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Powhatan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Powhatan is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.79% of adults 25 and older in Powhatan have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Powhatan in 2018 was $42,865, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $171,460 for a family of four.
The people who call Powhatan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Powhatan residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Powhatan include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Powhatan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
