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, Atkins is worth considering.
One of the benefits of Atkins is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.29 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Atkins 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.
The population of Atkins has a very low overall level of education: only 8.69% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Atkins in 2022 was $28,349, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,396 for a family of four. However, Atkins contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Atkins is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Atkins home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Atkins residents report their race to be White. Atkins also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.87% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Atkins include English, Scottish, German, European, and Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Atkins is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
