Nokesville is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,619 people and three associated neighborhoods, Nokesville is the 240th largest community in Virginia.
Nokesville home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Nokesville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Of important note, Nokesville is also a town of artists. Nokesville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Nokesville’s character.
Also of interest is that Nokesville 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: 15.55% 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 Nokesville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Nokesville, the average commute to work is 35.71 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
For a small town, Nokesville has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the train. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Nokesville exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
The education level of Nokesville citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.27% of adults in Nokesville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Nokesville in 2022 was $63,944, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $255,776 for a family of four. However, Nokesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Nokesville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Nokesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nokesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Nokesville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.25% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Nokesville include English, European, Irish, German, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Nokesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.