Dry Fork is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 7,127 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dry Fork is the 96th largest community in Virginia.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Dry Fork is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.87% of the Dry Fork workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Dry Fork is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Dry Fork who work in sales jobs (11.49%), office and administrative support (11.44%), and healthcare (6.56%). 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, Dry Fork has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Dry Fork a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Dry Fork is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Dry Fork is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.43% of adults 25 and older in Dry Fork have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Dry Fork in 2022 was $32,538, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,152 for a family of four. However, Dry Fork contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dry Fork is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dry Fork home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dry Fork residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dry Fork include English, Irish, German, African, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Dry Fork is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
