Chase City is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 2,056 people and two associated neighborhoods, Chase City is the 216th largest community in Virginia.
Of important note, Chase City is also a town of artists. Chase City has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Chase City’s character.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Chase City has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Chase City has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Chase City than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Chase City may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Chase City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Chase City are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.53% of adults in Chase City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Chase City in 2022 was $26,837, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,348 for a family of four. However, Chase City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Chase City is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chase City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chase City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chase City include English, Irish, African, German, and European.
The most common language spoken in Chase City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.