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Wrightsville - Woodson, AR

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Overview


Wrightsville - Woodson is a very small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 3,243 people and just one neighborhood, Wrightsville - Woodson is the 112th largest community in Arkansas.

Occupations and Workforce

Wrightsville - Woodson is a blue-collar town, with 46.27% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Wrightsville - Woodson is a town of construction workers and builders, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wrightsville - Woodson who work in teaching (11.71%), office and administrative support (9.70%), and healthcare (6.69%).

Also of interest is that Wrightsville - Woodson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Wrightsville - Woodson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.70% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

As is often the case in a small town, Wrightsville - Woodson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Wrightsville - Woodson is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.85% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Wrightsville - Woodson in 2018 was $12,535, which is low income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $50,140 for a family of four. However, Wrightsville - Woodson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wrightsville - Woodson is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wrightsville - Woodson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wrightsville - Woodson residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Wrightsville - Woodson include German, African, Dutch, Jamaican, and English.

The most common language spoken in Wrightsville - Woodson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Laotian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Wrightsville - Woodson, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

An interesting characteristic about the neighborhood is that there are more incarcerated people living here than 99.6% of neighborhoods in the U.S. The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, currently with 1 out of every 100 adults in the country are incarcerated as a punishment for crimes committed. The extremely high incarceration rate of this neighborhood could mean that a prison, juvenile detention facility or other correctional facility occupies a large proportion of the neighborhood, or contains a large portion of the neighborhood's population.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 97.8% 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.

Real Estate

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 97.3% of all neighborhoods in America, with 37.9% 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.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch and African ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry and 7.4% have African ancestry.

Migration / Stability

Some neighborhoods have more internal cohesiveness than others. While other neighborhoods feel like a collection of strangers who just happen to live near each other. Sometimes this comes down to not only the personalities of the people in a place, but how long people have been together in that neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research has revealed some interesting things about the rootedness of people in the neighborhood. In the neighborhood, a greater proportion of the residents living here today did not live here five years ago than is found in 97.0% of U.S. Neighborhoods. This neighborhood, more than almost any other in America, has new residents from other areas.

The Neighbors

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 Wrightsville - Woodson are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 88.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 38.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 88.1% 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, 46.3% 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 28.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (14.7%), and 10.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.7%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Wrightsville - Woodson, AR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (11.5%). There are also a number of people of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (7.4%), and residents who report African roots (7.4%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (6.0%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (4.3%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (54.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (78.8%) 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 (10.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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