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.
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 small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Dante, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 100.00% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
Dante 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.
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.