Bracey is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,372 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bracey is the 256th largest community in Virginia.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 24.83% 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.
Another notable thing is that Bracey is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.
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!) Bracey 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. Bracey has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bracey than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bracey may be for you.
Being a small town, Bracey does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Bracey 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: 37.91% of adults in Bracey have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bracey in 2022 was $54,570, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $218,280 for a family of four. However, Bracey contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Bracey home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bracey residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bracey include English, Irish, Italian, German, and Portuguese.
The most common language spoken in Bracey is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.