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, Castlewood has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Castlewood a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Castlewood, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.11 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Castlewood doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Castlewood, just 11.20% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Castlewood in 2022 was $30,454, 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 $121,816 for a family of four. However, Castlewood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Castlewood also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.75% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Castlewood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Castlewood residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Castlewood include Irish, English, German, European, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Castlewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
