Millers Ferry / Rockwest median real estate price is $81,446, which is less expensive than 91.6% of Alabama neighborhoods and 96.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Millers Ferry / Rockwest is currently $1,434, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 56.6% of Alabama neighborhoods.
Millers Ferry / Rockwest is a remote neighborhood (based on population density) located in Camden, Alabama.
Millers Ferry / Rockwest real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Millers Ferry / Rockwest neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.
Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in Millers Ferry / Rockwest. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 32.0%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 95.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods. A relatively large percentage of housing here is seasonally occupied (16.5%). This can occur in vacation areas, and occasionally it is also found in neighborhoods that are primarily filled with college students, as some apartments could be vacant when school is not in session. If you live here year round, you may find that a number of buildings in your neighborhood are actually 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 Camden, the Millers Ferry / Rockwest neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
In the Millers Ferry / Rockwest neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 32.4% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 99.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 97.0% of the adult residents in the Millers Ferry / Rockwest neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 98.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, of particular note, 3.1% of the people in the Millers Ferry / Rockwest neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the Millers Ferry / Rockwest neighborhood than in 97.7% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 97.1% of all neighborhoods in America, with 37.0% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
In addition, vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 32.0% of the residential real estate vacant, the Millers Ferry / Rockwest neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 95.5% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
Furthermore, most neighborhoods are composed of a mixture of ages of homes, but the Millers Ferry / Rockwest stands out as rather unique in having nearly all of its residential real estate built in one time period, namely between 1970 and 1999, generally considered to be established, but not old housing. What you'll sense when you look around or drive the streets of this neighborhood is that many of the residences look the same because of this similarity of age. In fact, 80.4% of the residential real estate here was built in this one time period.
Also of note, this neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 35 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 91.8% of America.
Did you know that the Millers Ferry / Rockwest neighborhood has more Arab ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Arab ancestry.
Millers Ferry / Rockwest is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 5.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Arabic at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Millers Ferry / Rockwest neighborhood in Camden are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 94.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 33.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 84.1% 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 Millers Ferry / Rockwest neighborhood, 46.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 26.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.8%), and 12.5% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the Millers Ferry / Rockwest neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.7% of households. Some people also speak Arabic (5.3%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the Millers Ferry / Rockwest neighborhood in Camden, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Arab (7.7%). There are also a number of people of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (4.6%), and residents who report African roots (4.6%).
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 Millers Ferry / Rockwest neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (67.6%) 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 (32.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.