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Lauderdale, MS

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Overview


Lauderdale is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 395 people and just one neighborhood, Lauderdale is the 235th largest community in Mississippi.

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

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Lauderdale is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.92% of the Lauderdale workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Lauderdale is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lauderdale who work in maintenance occupations (32.31%), management occupations (9.23%), and sales jobs (8.46%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in Lauderdale 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.

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Lauderdale is worth considering.

One downside of living in Lauderdale is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lauderdale, the average commute to work is 39.70 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Lauderdale is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The population of Lauderdale has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.22% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Lauderdale in 2022 was $28,675, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,700 for a family of four. However, Lauderdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Lauderdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.

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.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 96.8% 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 95.6% of all neighborhoods in America, with 31.2% 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 40 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 90.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish 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 Lauderdale are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 43.1% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 53.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 43.9% 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 34.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.5%), and 3.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Lauderdale, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (11.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (9.1%), and residents who report Scots-Irish roots (5.1%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (4.5%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (1.8%), 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 (40.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (75.8%) 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 (19.4%) . 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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