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Triangle, VA
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Triangle profile


Living in Triangle



Triangle is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 9,589 people and two associated neighborhoods, Triangle is the 76th largest community in Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Triangle was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Triangle economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Triangle, where the median household income is $114,837.00.

Triangle home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Triangle real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Triangle is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Triangle, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.35% 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.

One downside of living in Triangle, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.87 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Triangle ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Triangle, 42.43% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Triangle in 2022 was $44,176, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,704 for a family of four. However, Triangle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Triangle is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Triangle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Triangle residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Triangle also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.73% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Triangle include African, Ghanian, German, Irish, and English.

Triangle also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.65%.

The most common language spoken in Triangle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.