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, Powhatan has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Powhatan a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Powhatan, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.07 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Powhatan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Powhatan rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.80% of adults 25 and older in Powhatan have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Powhatan in 2022 was $38,852, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,408 for a family of four.
Powhatan is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Powhatan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Powhatan residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Powhatan include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Powhatan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
