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!) Atkins 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. Atkins has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Atkins than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Atkins may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Atkins spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.27 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small town, Atkins doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Atkins, just 8.94% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Atkins in 2022 was $29,547, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,188 for a family of four. However, Atkins contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Atkins is a somewhat 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 17.64% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Atkins include English, Scottish, German, Irish, and Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Atkins is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
