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.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.29 minutes getting to work every day.
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.
In Atkins, just 8.69% 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 $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.
