For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Vansant. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Vansant.
Being a small town, Vansant does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Vansant ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Vansant, 47.31% 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 Vansant in 2022 was $33,324, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,296 for a family of four. However, Vansant contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Vansant also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.62% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Vansant is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Vansant home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vansant residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Vansant include Lebanese, Ghanian, Scots-Irish, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.
Vansant also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.34%.
The most common language spoken in Vansant is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and African languages.
