Quantico is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 591 people and two associated neighborhoods, Quantico is the 322nd largest community in Virginia.Quantico is a military town: the armed forces employs 7.49% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Retail and Construction are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 17.00% and 16.14% of the civilian workforce respectively. 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. A relatively large number of people in Quantico telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.38% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Even though Quantico is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly taxis for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The citizens of Quantico are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.92% of adults in Quantico have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Quantico in 2022 was $54,483, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $217,932 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 12.80% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Quantico include English, German, Italian, Irish, and Polish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Quantico's cultural character, accounting for 16.96% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Quantico is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Hungarian.
