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Rowlesburg, WV

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Overview


Rowlesburg is a tiny town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 435 people and just one neighborhood, Rowlesburg is the 209th largest community in West Virginia. Rowlesburg has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Rowlesburg isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Rowlesburg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rowlesburg is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rowlesburg who work in sales jobs (23.11%), maintenance occupations (13.78%), and office and administrative support (7.11%).

Also of interest is that Rowlesburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

Rowlesburg’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Rowlesburg is worth considering.

Being a small town, Rowlesburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Rowlesburg is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.28% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Rowlesburg in 2022 was $25,109, which is middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,436 for a family of four. However, Rowlesburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Rowlesburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rowlesburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Rowlesburg include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Rowlesburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Rowlesburg, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 30 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

People

If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 12.5% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of West Virginia. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.

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 Rowlesburg are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 75.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 25.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 76.2% 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, 27.5% of the working population is employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 25.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.1%), and 22.4% in executive, management, and professional occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.9% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.3%).

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 Rowlesburg, WV, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (21.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.7%), and residents who report English roots (10.4%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (2.7%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (2.5%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (43.3% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (66.9%) 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 (17.6%) . 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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