Ringgold is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 5,840 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ringgold is the 109th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ringgold is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ringgold is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ringgold who work in office and administrative support (14.03%), sales jobs (8.50%), and management occupations (7.30%). Also of interest is that Ringgold has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. 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!) Ringgold 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. Ringgold has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Ringgold than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Ringgold may be for you. Ringgold 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 percentage of adults in Ringgold with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.25% of adults in Ringgold have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Ringgold in 2022 was $28,237, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,948 for a family of four. However, Ringgold contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ringgold is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ringgold home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ringgold residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ringgold include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Ringgold is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
