Luray is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 4,828 people and three associated neighborhoods, Luray is the 126th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Luray is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Luray is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Luray who work in office and administrative support (12.30%), sales jobs (9.86%), and teaching (9.73%). Of important note, Luray is also a town of artists. Luray has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Luray’s character. A relatively large number of people in Luray telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.59% 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!) Luray 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. Luray has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Luray than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Luray may be for you. Being a small town, Luray does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Luray is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.52% of adults 25 and older in Luray have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Luray in 2022 was $33,419, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,676 for a family of four. However, Luray contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Luray home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Luray residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Luray include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Luray is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
