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Flora, MS

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Overview


Flora is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,633 people and just one neighborhood, Flora is the 142nd largest community in Mississippi.

Flora real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Flora house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Flora, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.08% of Flora’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Flora is a town of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Flora who work in office and administrative support (14.67%), sales jobs (8.16%), and teaching (7.48%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in Flora is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

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

Demographics

The citizens of Flora are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.77% of adults in Flora have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Flora in 2018 was $24,561, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,244 for a family of four. However, Flora contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Flora is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian 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.

People

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 6.5% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi.

The Neighbors

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 Flora are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 63.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 22.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 72.3% 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, 36.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 28.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.1%), and 12.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.7% of households.

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 Flora, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (12.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (9.4%), and residents who report German roots (5.3%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (2.4%), along with some Scots-Irish ancestry residents (1.8%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (44.3% 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 (8.1%) . 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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