Gravette is a very small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 3,826 people and just one neighborhood, Gravette is the 106th largest community in Arkansas. Much of the housing stock in Gravette was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Gravette economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Gravette, where the median household income is $68,214.00.
Gravette real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Gravette house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Gravette is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Gravette is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gravette who work in sales jobs (17.06%), management occupations (9.07%), and office and administrative support (8.77%).
Also of interest is that Gravette has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.17% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Being a small city, Gravette does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Gravette overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Gravette, 21.37% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Gravette in 2022 was $30,278, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,112 for a family of four. However, Gravette contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Gravette is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gravette home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gravette residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gravette include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Swiss.
The most common language spoken in Gravette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
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is ranked among the top 6.9% of neighborhoods for first-time home buyers to consider in the state of Arkansas according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Homes here are priced below median housing values in the state, yet maintain moderate appreciation rates compared to other communities. Buying into the neighborhood is not only an accessible option but an investment opportunity for many first-time home buyers. In addition to being an excellent choice for first-time home buyers, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives.
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 Gravette are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 44.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.4% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 73.0% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 42.9% 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 34.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (14.9%), and 7.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.6% 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 neighborhood in Gravette, AR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (20.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (19.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.5%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (2.0%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (1.6%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (72.4%) 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 (12.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.