Because of many things, Virgie is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Virgie a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Virgie has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Virgie’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Virgie is worth considering.
One downside of living in Virgie is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Virgie, the average commute to work is 31.72 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Virgie is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Virgie, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 100.00% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
Being a small town, Virgie does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The rate of college-level education in Virgie is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.33% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Virgie in 2022 was $19,798, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,192 for a family of four. However, Virgie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Virgie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Virgie residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Virgie include Scottish, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander.
The most common language spoken in Virgie is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
