Castlewood is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,704 people and two associated neighborhoods, Castlewood is the 233rd largest community in Virginia.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Castlewood is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 48.99% of the Castlewood workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Castlewood is a town of construction workers and builders, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Castlewood who work in teaching (12.71%), maintenance occupations (11.23%), and sales jobs (10.50%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.92% 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. 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, Castlewood has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Castlewood a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Castlewood 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.The citizens of Castlewood have a very low rate of college education: just 9.78% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Castlewood in 2022 was $31,558, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,232 for a family of four. However, Castlewood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Castlewood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Castlewood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Castlewood include English, Irish, German, European, and Hungarian. The most common language spoken in Castlewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.
