Castlewood is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,704 people and two associated neighborhoods, Castlewood is the 233rd largest community in Virginia.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Castlewood is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.08% of the Castlewood workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Castlewood is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Castlewood who work in sales jobs (18.34%), teaching (16.87%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (4.89%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.31% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. 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, Castlewood has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Castlewood a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small town, Castlewood does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Castlewood with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.52% of adults in Castlewood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Castlewood in 2022 was $33,838, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,352 for a family of four. However, Castlewood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Castlewood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Castlewood residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Castlewood include English, Irish, German, European, and Hungarian. The most common language spoken in Castlewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.
