Pound is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 844 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pound is the 298th largest community in Virginia.
A relatively large number of people in Pound telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.00% 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.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Pound has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Pound a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Pound 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 rate of college-level education in Pound is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.86% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Pound in 2022 was $20,222, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,888 for a family of four.
The people who call Pound home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pound residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pound include English, Irish, European, German, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Pound is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.