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 real estate is some of the most expensive in Virginia, although Yorktown house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
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 54.35% 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.
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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Yorktown is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Yorktown. 92.00% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.
The per capita income in Yorktown in 2022 was $45,447, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $181,788 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, Norwegian, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Yorktown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.