Appomattox is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,992 people and four associated neighborhoods, Appomattox is the 224th largest community in Virginia.Appomattox is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Appomattox is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Appomattox who work in office and administrative support (15.50%), healthcare suport services (13.38%), and sales jobs (12.21%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.46% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Appomattox 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.In Appomattox, just 12.31% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Appomattox in 2022 was $24,501, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,004 for a family of four. However, Appomattox contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Appomattox is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Appomattox home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Appomattox residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Appomattox include African, English, German, Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Appomattox is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
