Heathsville is a tiny coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 136 people and three associated neighborhoods, Heathsville is the 410th largest community in Virginia.Heathsville is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.47% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Heathsville is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Heathsville who work in maintenance occupations (52.63%), food service (15.79%), and healthcare suport services (13.16%). Another notable thing is that Heathsville is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town. Because of many things, Heathsville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Heathsville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Heathsville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. 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, Heathsville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Heathsville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Heathsville is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. One downside of living in Heathsville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 56.38 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Heathsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Heathsville who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.30% of adults in Heathsville have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Heathsville in 2022 was $11,840, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $47,360 for a family of four. Heathsville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 73.81% of its population below the federal poverty line.Heathsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Heathsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Heathsville residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Heathsville include English, Irish, Italian, Scottish, and Yugoslavian. The most common language spoken in Heathsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.