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.
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 15.29 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small town, Atkins does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Atkins have a very low rate of college education: just 8.69% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
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.
