Kent / Kindrick median real estate price is $244,477, which is less expensive than 81.2% of Virginia neighborhoods and 72.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Kent / Kindrick is currently $1,121, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 94.6% of Virginia neighborhoods.
Kent / Kindrick is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Wytheville, Virginia.
Kent / Kindrick real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Kent / Kindrick neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built before 1940.
Kent / Kindrick has a 13.8% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 76.1% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is a weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood or that large amount of new housing has been built and not yet occupied. Either way, if you live here, you may find many of the homes or apartments are empty.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Wytheville, the Kent / Kindrick neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the Kent / Kindrick (26.7%) than in 97.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
One of the most interesting things about the Kent / Kindrick neighborhood is that it has a greater concentration of residents who live alone than most all neighborhoods in America. With 50.1% of the households here made up of people living alone, NeighborhoodScout's research reveals that this is a larger proportion of people living alone than in 95.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Kent / Kindrick neighborhood in Wytheville are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 92.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 24.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 75.9% 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 Kent / Kindrick neighborhood, 36.4% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 27.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (26.0%), and 10.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Kent / Kindrick neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.4% 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 Kent / Kindrick neighborhood in Wytheville, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (12.7%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (10.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.7%), and some of the residents are also of Asian ancestry (4.9%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.5%), 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 Kent / Kindrick neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (63.1%) 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 (26.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.