Earlysville is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,153 people and two associated neighborhoods, Earlysville is the 274th largest community in Virginia.Earlysville is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 94.72% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Earlysville is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Earlysville who work in management occupations (22.08%), teaching (14.24%), and the sciences (14.08%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Earlysville has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Also of interest is that Earlysville 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 Earlysville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 26.95% 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. In addition, Earlysville is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. Because of many things, Earlysville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Earlysville 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, Earlysville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Earlysville’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. 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!) Earlysville 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. Earlysville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Earlysville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Earlysville may be for you. Being a small town, Earlysville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Earlysville. 80.25% 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 Earlysville in 2022 was $58,996, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $235,984 for a family of four. Earlysville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Earlysville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Earlysville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Earlysville include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Earlysville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
