Mount Crawford is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 460 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mount Crawford is the 344th largest community in Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Mount Crawford was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Mount Crawford economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Mount Crawford, where the median household income is $100,526.00.
Also of interest is that Mount Crawford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.30% 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.
In addition, Mount Crawford is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
Mount Crawford is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Mount Crawford’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Being a small town, Mount Crawford does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Mount Crawford citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.59% of adults in Mount Crawford have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mount Crawford in 2022 was $37,041, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,164 for a family of four. However, Mount Crawford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mount Crawford is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mount Crawford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Crawford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Mount Crawford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.17% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mount Crawford include German, English, Other Arab, Irish, and Italian.
In addition, Mount Crawford has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.11%).
The most common language spoken in Mount Crawford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.