Quantico is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 580 people and two associated neighborhoods, Quantico is the 322nd largest community in Virginia.Quantico is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Quantico is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Quantico who work in sales jobs (16.81%), office and administrative support (12.98%), and personal care services (6.78%). Also of interest is that Quantico has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.65% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Quantico, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.32 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly town. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Despite the fact that it is a small town, Quantico has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly taxis - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the town for affordable transportation.The citizens of Quantico are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.49% of adults in Quantico have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Quantico in 2022 was $42,014, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,056 for a family of four. However, Quantico contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Quantico is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Quantico home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Quantico residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Quantico also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.02% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Quantico include German, English, Greek, Russian, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Quantico is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
