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!) Luray 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. Luray has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Luray than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Luray may be for you.
Being a small town, Luray does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Luray who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.46% of the adults in Luray have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Luray in 2022 was $31,547, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,188 for a family of four. However, Luray contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Luray home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Luray residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Luray include German, English, Irish, European, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Luray is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
