Scottsville is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 543 people and three associated neighborhoods, Scottsville is the 328th largest community in Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Scottsville was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Also of interest is that Scottsville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Scottsville has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.92% 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!) Scottsville 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. Scottsville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Scottsville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Scottsville may be for you.

In Scottsville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.67 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Scottsville is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The population of Scottsville is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.59% of adults in Scottsville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Scottsville in 2022 was $37,361, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,444 for a family of four. However, Scottsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Scottsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.