The overall crime rate in Catlett is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
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!) Catlett 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. Catlett has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Catlett than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Catlett may be for you.
In Catlett, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 40.68 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Catlett does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Catlett with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.67% of adults in Catlett have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Catlett in 2022 was $53,285, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $213,140 for a family of four.
Catlett is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Catlett home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Catlett residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Catlett include Irish, African, English, European, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in Catlett is English. Other important languages spoken here include West Germanic languages and African languages.
