Ansonville is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 443 people and just one neighborhood, Ansonville is the 497th largest community in North Carolina.
When you are in Ansonville, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 65.44% of Ansonville’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Ansonville is a town of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ansonville who work in sales jobs (10.07%), food service (8.72%), and management occupations (3.36%).
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Ansonville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Ansonville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Ansonville 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.
The population of Ansonville has a very low overall level of education: only 6.45% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Ansonville in 2022 was $23,580, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,320 for a family of four.
Ansonville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ansonville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ansonville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Ansonville include Italian, English, Irish, German, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Ansonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Italian.
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.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 99.0% 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.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 21 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 94.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Ansonville are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 79.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 21.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 72.4% 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, 50.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 21.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (18.3%), and 7.4% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% of households.
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 Ansonville, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (8.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (4.6%), and residents who report Mexican roots (2.6%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (1.5%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.1%), among others.
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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (82.0%) 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 (15.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.