Teachey is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 468 people and just one neighborhood, Teachey is the 495th largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Teachey, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Teachey, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Teachey’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Teachey does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $51,875.00.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Teachey is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Teachey is a town of professionals, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Teachey who work in healthcare (12.83%), business and financial occupations (8.56%), and office and administrative support (8.02%).
Of important note, Teachey is also a town of artists. Teachey has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Teachey’s character.
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!) Teachey 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. Teachey has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Teachey than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Teachey may be for you.
Being a small town, Teachey does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Teachey with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.47% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Teachey in 2022 was $23,955, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,820 for a family of four. However, Teachey contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Teachey is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Teachey home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Teachey residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Teachey also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.38% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Teachey include Italian, English, Irish, German, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Teachey is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish 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.
It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 5.5% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 97.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 60.2% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Our research reveals that 89.6% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 95.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The neighborhood has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (53.3%) than found in 95.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Children living in poverty is one of the challenges facing America, and the world, and in this neighborhood in particular, the problem can be considered acute.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Cuban and Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Cuban ancestry and 2.0% have Native American ancestry.
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 Teachey are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 62.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 53.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 95.1% 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, 39.5% 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 29.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (13.0%), and 12.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 79.9% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (18.8%).
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 Teachey, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (9.3%). There are also a number of people of Cuban ancestry (5.2%), and residents who report English roots (3.7%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (2.9%), along with some German ancestry residents (2.2%), 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 (60.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (89.6%) 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 (7.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.