Yorktown is a tiny coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 221 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Yorktown is the 388th largest community in Virginia.

Yorktown home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Yorktown real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

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

A relatively large number of people in Yorktown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 48.34% 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!) Yorktown 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. Yorktown has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Yorktown than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Yorktown may be for you.

Yorktown is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Yorktown, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.98 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

If knowledge is power, Yorktown is a pretty powerful place. 87.44% of the adults in Yorktown have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Yorktown in 2018 was $48,696, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $194,784 for a family of four. However, Yorktown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Yorktown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.