Scottsville is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 531 people and three associated neighborhoods, Scottsville is the 328th largest community in Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Scottsville was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Scottsville is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.14% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Scottsville is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Scottsville who work in office and administrative support (17.86%), food service (11.43%), and teaching (9.64%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Scottsville has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Also of interest is that Scottsville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One downside of living in Scottsville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Scottsville, the average commute to work is 30.83 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Scottsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Scottsville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.78% of adults in Scottsville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Scottsville in 2022 was $34,240, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,960 for a family of four. However, Scottsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Scottsville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Scottsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scottsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Scottsville include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Scottsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
