Dante is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 572 people and two associated neighborhoods, Dante is the second largest community in Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Dante was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Dante is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 100.00% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Dante is a town of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dante who work in office and administrative support (91.67%), sales jobs (8.33%), and personal care services (0.00%). The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Dante has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Dante a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Dante, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.25 minutes every day commuting to work. Dante is a very car-oriented town. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Dante is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Dante has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well. As is often the case in a small town, Dante doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.Dante ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 0.00% of people over 25 have a college degree. The per capita income in Dante in 2022 was $14,341, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $57,364 for a family of four. Dante also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 52.70% of its population below the federal poverty line.Dante is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dante home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dante residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dante include English, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, and U.S. Virgin Islander. The most common language spoken in Dante is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Italian.
