Axton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 7,242 people and two associated neighborhoods, Axton is the 93rd largest community in Virginia.

Of important note, Axton is also a town of artists. Axton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Axton’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.28% 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!) Axton 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. Axton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Axton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Axton may be for you.

Being a small town, Axton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Axton has a very low overall level of education: only 6.47% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Axton in 2022 was $27,499, which is low income relative to Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,996 for a family of four. However, Axton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Axton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Axton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Axton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Axton include English, Irish, German, Italian, and African.

The most common language spoken in Axton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.