London is a very small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 1,036 people and just one neighborhood, London is the 201st largest community in Arkansas.
London real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although London house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, London is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.90% of the London workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, London is a city of production and manufacturing workers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in London who work in sales jobs (12.50%), food service (11.90%), and management occupations (9.07%).
London is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of London citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.27% of adults in London have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in London in 2022 was $27,174, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,696 for a family of four. However, London contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
London is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call London home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of London residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in London include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in London is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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.
If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 8.9% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Arkansas, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Arkansas.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in London are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 49.9% of the neighborhoods in America. With 24.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 75.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 33.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 26.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (19.7%), and 18.5% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (6.8%).
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 London, AR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (17.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (8.7%), and residents who report German roots (8.5%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (2.8%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (2.5%), 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 (62.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (82.1%) 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 (9.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.