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, Atkins has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Atkins a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Atkins spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.29 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Atkins 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 Atkins has a very low overall level of education: only 8.69% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Atkins in 2022 was $28,349, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $113,396 for a family of four. However, Atkins contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Atkins is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Atkins home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Atkins residents report their race to be White. Atkins also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.87% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Atkins include English, Scottish, German, European, and Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Atkins is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
