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, Pound has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Pound a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small town, Pound does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Pound are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.15% of adults in Pound have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Pound in 2022 was $19,443, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,772 for a family of four. Pound also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.73% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Pound home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pound residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pound include English, Irish, Scots-Irish, German, and British.
The most common language spoken in Pound is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
