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Mouthcard, KY

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Overview


Mouthcard is a very small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,791 people and just one neighborhood, Mouthcard is the 140th largest community in Kentucky.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Mouthcard is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.38% of the Mouthcard workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Mouthcard is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Mouthcard who work in office and administrative support (19.42%), healthcare (8.81%), and teaching (7.60%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Mouthcard’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!) Mouthcard 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. Mouthcard has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Mouthcard than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Mouthcard may be for you.

One downside of living in Mouthcard, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.94 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Mouthcard is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.39% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mouthcard in 2022 was $19,784, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,136 for a family of four. However, Mouthcard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mouthcard also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.93% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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

The most common language spoken in Mouthcard is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Real Estate

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 98.5% of all neighborhoods in America, with 44.8% 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.

In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 34 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Occupations

The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 97.9% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.

People

With more than 1.6% of residents living with a same sex partner, is truly a neighborhood that stands out from the rest in this regard. In fact, exclusive analysis by NeighborhoodScout reveals that this neighborhood has a greater concentration of same sex couples than 95.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Ukrainian and Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.9% of this neighborhood's residents have Ukrainian ancestry and 5.9% have Dutch ancestry.

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 Mouthcard are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 92.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 19.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 68.2% 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, 41.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 25.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (24.5%), and 16.5% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.6% of households.

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 Mouthcard, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (15.6%). There are also a number of people of Dutch ancestry (5.9%), and residents who report Ukrainian roots (4.9%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (3.3%), along with some German ancestry residents (2.5%), 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 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (45.8% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (80.3%) 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 (19.7%) . 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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