Daniels - Beaver is a somewhat small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 5,055 people and just one neighborhood, Daniels - Beaver is the 30th largest community in West Virginia.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Daniels - Beaver is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Daniels - Beaver is a town of managers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Daniels - Beaver who work in management occupations (17.50%), sales jobs (10.90%), and food service (9.37%).
Of important note, Daniels - Beaver is also a town of artists. Daniels - Beaver has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Daniels - Beaver’s character.
Also of interest is that Daniels - Beaver has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
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, Daniels - Beaver has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Daniels - Beaver a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Daniels - Beaver 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 citizens of Daniels - Beaver are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.34% of adults in Daniels - Beaver having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Daniels - Beaver in 2022 was $31,596, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,384 for a family of four. However, Daniels - Beaver contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Daniels - Beaver home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Daniels - Beaver residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Daniels - Beaver include English, German, Irish, Polish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Daniels - Beaver is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more English and Eastern European ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 28.8% of this neighborhood's residents have English ancestry and 2.1% have Eastern European ancestry.
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 Daniels - Beaver are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 84.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 18.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 65.5% 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, 41.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional 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 25.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (23.5%), and 9.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.5% of households. Some people also speak Italian (5.7%).
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 Daniels - Beaver, WV, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (28.8%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (13.8%), and residents who report Irish roots (12.2%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (4.4%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (3.6%), among others.
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 (55.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (87.5%) 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 (6.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.