Catlett’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
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!) Catlett 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. Catlett has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Catlett than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Catlett may be for you.
In Catlett, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 40.68 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Catlett doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Catlett rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.67% of adults 25 and older in Catlett have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Catlett in 2022 was $53,285, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $213,140 for a family of four.
Catlett is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Catlett home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Catlett residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Catlett include Irish, African, English, European, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in Catlett is English. Other important languages spoken here include West Germanic languages and African languages.
