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McDaniels, KY

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Overview


McDaniels is a very small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 3,896 people and just one neighborhood, McDaniels is the 111th largest community in Kentucky.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, McDaniels is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, McDaniels is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in McDaniels who work in office and administrative support (12.62%), sales jobs (10.60%), and food service (9.56%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Another notable thing is that McDaniels is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, McDaniels’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter 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!) McDaniels 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. McDaniels has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in McDaniels than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, McDaniels may be for you.

One downside of living in McDaniels is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In McDaniels, the average commute to work is 34.33 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, McDaniels does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The citizens of McDaniels are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.96% of adults in McDaniels have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in McDaniels in 2022 was $34,007, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,028 for a family of four. However, McDaniels contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. McDaniels also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.14% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call McDaniels home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McDaniels residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in McDaniels include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in McDaniels is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.

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 McDaniels, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 52.3% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 98.9% 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, 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 41 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 90.8% of America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

Furthermore, the real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.4% of all neighborhoods in America, with 30.9% 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.

Modes of Transportation

Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the (23.2%) than in 95.8% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Significantly, 2.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.2% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 McDaniels are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 79.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 52.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 95.0% 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, 34.9% 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 28.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.3%), and 12.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.0% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (2.3%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in McDaniels, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (18.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (12.5%), and residents who report German roots (10.1%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (3.4%).

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 (42.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (70.3%) 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 (23.2%) . 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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