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Gloucester - Marshallberg, NC

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Overview


Gloucester - Marshallberg is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,750 people and just one neighborhood, Gloucester - Marshallberg is the 265th largest community in North Carolina.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gloucester - Marshallberg is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gloucester - Marshallberg is a town of service providers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gloucester - Marshallberg who work in management occupations (15.00%), sales jobs (9.31%), and maintenance occupations (7.41%).

Of important note, Gloucester - Marshallberg is also a town of artists. Gloucester - Marshallberg has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Gloucester - Marshallberg’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Gloucester - Marshallberg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.06% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

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, Gloucester - Marshallberg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Gloucester - Marshallberg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One of the nice things about Gloucester - Marshallberg is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Gloucester - Marshallberg, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.73 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small town, Gloucester - Marshallberg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The citizens of Gloucester - Marshallberg are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.02% of adults in Gloucester - Marshallberg having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Gloucester - Marshallberg in 2022 was $34,127, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,508 for a family of four. However, Gloucester - Marshallberg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Gloucester - Marshallberg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

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

is a neighborhood that is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet. Many times, such places have amenities that bring locals and visitors to the waterfront for recreational activities or to check out the scenery. In some densely populated areas that are less financially well-off, the neighborhood waterfront can be relatively industrial and less open to recreation. In addition to being coastal, is a very nautical neighborhood, meaning that it is somewhat historic, walkable, densely populated and on the water. This gives the neighborhood a very nautical feel, with some seaside and shipping feel, which some may really enjoy the sights and sounds of. 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.

In addition, despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 31.6%, which is higher than 95.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more English and Polish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 21.8% of this neighborhood's residents have English ancestry and 10.1% have Polish 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 Gloucester - Marshallberg are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 70.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 22.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 72.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 34.7% 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 26.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (26.2%), and 11.5% 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 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 Gloucester - Marshallberg, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (21.8%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (18.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (17.1%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (10.1%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (5.2%), 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 (32.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (81.2%) 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 (9.1%) . 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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