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Monette - Caraway, AR

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Overview


Monette - Caraway is a very small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 4,034 people and just one neighborhood, Monette - Caraway is the 94th largest community in Arkansas.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Monette - Caraway is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 46.33% of the Monette - Caraway workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Monette - Caraway is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Monette - Caraway who work in farm management occupations (10.38%), management occupations (10.00%), and office and administrative support (8.73%).

In addition, many people in Monette - Caraway have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

Setting & Lifestyle

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, Monette - Caraway has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Monette - Caraway a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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

Demographics

The citizens of Monette - Caraway are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.47% of adults in Monette - Caraway have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Monette - Caraway in 2022 was $28,333, 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 $113,332 for a family of four. However, Monette - Caraway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Monette - Caraway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Occupations

It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 10.4% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 99.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Modes of Transportation

In the neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 26.5% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 97.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Real Estate

Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 93.4% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Monette - Caraway are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 81.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 24.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 75.4% 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, 35.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 27.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.4%), and 10.4% in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.7%).

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 Monette - Caraway, AR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (11.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.4%), and residents who report German roots (8.2%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (3.9%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.0%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.2% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (69.5%) 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 (26.5%) . 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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