Dry Fork is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 7,064 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dry Fork is the 96th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns, Dry Fork isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Dry Fork are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dry Fork is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Dry Fork who work in office and administrative support (10.10%), sales jobs (10.10%), and healthcare (7.27%). Because of many things, Dry Fork is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Dry Fork a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Dry Fork has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Dry Fork’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. 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, Dry Fork has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Dry Fork a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Dry Fork doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Dry Fork overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Dry Fork, 21.31% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Dry Fork in 2022 was $33,948, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,792 for a family of four. However, Dry Fork contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dry Fork is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dry Fork home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dry Fork residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dry Fork include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Dry Fork is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
