Vansant is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 442 people and two associated neighborhoods, Vansant is the 343rd largest community in Virginia.Vansant is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 95.17% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Vansant is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vansant who work in sales jobs (24.14%), management occupations (24.14%), and teaching (17.24%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Vansant spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.91 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be. As is often the case in a small town, Vansant doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Vansant is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.00% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Vansant in 2022 was $33,204, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,816 for a family of four. However, Vansant contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Ghanian, Scots-Irish, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian. The most common language spoken in Vansant is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.
