Chase City is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 2,056 people and two associated neighborhoods, Chase City is the 216th largest community in Virginia.Chase City is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Chase City is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chase City who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (17.47%), teaching (9.27%), and healthcare (7.99%). Of important note, Chase City is also a town of artists. Chase City has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Chase City’s character. 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, Chase City has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Chase City a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Chase City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Chase City are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.53% of adults in Chase City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Chase City in 2022 was $26,837, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,348 for a family of four. However, Chase City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Chase City is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chase City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chase City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chase City include English, Irish, African, German, and European. The most common language spoken in Chase City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
