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, Dante has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Dante a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Dante, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.05 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Dante does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Dante ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 3.95% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Dante in 2022 was $14,471, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $57,884 for a family of four. Dante also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 43.20% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Dante home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dante residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dante include English, Irish, Greek, Scottish, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in Dante is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Italian.
