Quantico is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 591 people and two associated neighborhoods, Quantico is the 322nd largest community in Virginia.
7.49% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Quantico. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Retail and Construction industries respectively employ 17.00% and 16.14% of the civilian workforce.
Also of interest is that Quantico has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Quantico telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.38% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
Even though Quantico is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly taxis for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
Quantico is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 48.92% of adults in Quantico have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Quantico in 2022 was $54,483, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $217,932 for a family of four. However, Quantico contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Quantico is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Quantico home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Quantico residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Quantico also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.80% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Quantico include English, German, Italian, Irish, and Polish.
Quantico also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.96%.
The most common language spoken in Quantico is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Hungarian.