Ruckersville is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,484 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ruckersville is the 247th largest community in Virginia. Ruckersville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Ruckersville, where the median household income is $101,875.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ruckersville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ruckersville is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ruckersville who work in office and administrative support (21.48%), sales jobs (12.43%), and management occupations (9.05%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.89% 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Ruckersville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Ruckersville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Ruckersville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Ruckersville may be for you.The education level of Ruckersville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.63% of adults in Ruckersville have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ruckersville in 2022 was $63,977, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $255,908 for a family of four. However, Ruckersville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ruckersville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ruckersville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ruckersville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ruckersville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.30% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ruckersville include English, Irish, Italian, African, and Scots-Irish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Ruckersville's cultural character, accounting for 15.65% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Ruckersville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
