Vina - Hodges is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,738 people and just one neighborhood, Vina - Hodges is the 248th largest community in Alabama.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Vina - Hodges is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 54.24% of the Vina - Hodges workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Vina - Hodges is a town of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vina - Hodges who work in sales jobs (9.78%), office and administrative support (6.46%), and food service (5.72%).
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!) Vina - Hodges 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. Vina - Hodges has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Vina - Hodges than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Vina - Hodges may be for you.
Vina - Hodges is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In Vina - Hodges, just 7.18% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Vina - Hodges in 2022 was $21,089, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,356 for a family of four. However, Vina - Hodges contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Vina - Hodges also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.22% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Vina - Hodges home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vina - Hodges residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Vina - Hodges include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Vina - Hodges is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 99.5% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 35.4% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 96.5% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
In addition, the real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 96.5% of all neighborhoods in America, with 34.5% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
Furthermore, this neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 17 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 95.5% of America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Vina - Hodges are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 89.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 42.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 90.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 54.2% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 26.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (10.3%), and 8.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.7% of households. Some people also speak Italian (4.1%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Vina - Hodges, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (7.2%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (3.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (2.3%), and some of the residents are also of Native American ancestry (1.3%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (1.2%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (55.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (88.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.