Providence Forge is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 8,456 people and two associated neighborhoods, Providence Forge is the 86th largest community in Virginia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Providence Forge, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Providence Forge, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Providence Forge’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Providence Forge does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $103,137.00.

Providence Forge home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Providence Forge real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Providence Forge 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: 14.08% 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.

Because of many things, Providence Forge is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Providence Forge really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Providence Forge perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Providence Forge has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Providence Forge a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In Providence Forge, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.78 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, Providence Forge is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.27% of adults in Providence Forge have a college degree.

The per capita income in Providence Forge in 2022 was $48,316, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $193,264 for a family of four. However, Providence Forge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Providence Forge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.