Altavista is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 3,331 people and two associated neighborhoods, Altavista is the 160th largest community in Virginia.

Also of interest is that Altavista has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.15% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Being a small town, Altavista does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of people in Altavista who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.04% of adults in Altavista have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Altavista in 2022 was $32,099, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,396 for a family of four. However, Altavista contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Altavista is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Altavista home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Altavista residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Altavista include English, Irish, European, German, and French.

The most common language spoken in Altavista is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.