Centreville is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 73,518 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Centreville is the 15th largest community in Virginia.
Centreville home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Centreville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Centreville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.25% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
One thing noticeable about Centreville, although not a huge town, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Centreville is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Centreville a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
One downside of living in Centreville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Centreville, the average commute to work is 31.18 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
If knowledge is power, Centreville is a pretty powerful place. 58.01% of the adults in Centreville have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Centreville in 2022 was $56,834, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $227,336 for a family of four.
Centreville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Centreville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Centreville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Centreville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.52% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Centreville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.
Centreville also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 35.38%.
The most common language spoken in Centreville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.