Moro is a tiny town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 166 people and just one neighborhood, Moro is the 303rd largest community in Arkansas. Moro has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Moro, where the median household income is $41,442.00.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Moro is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 59.84% of the Moro workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Moro is a town of construction workers and builders, managers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Moro who work in management occupations (20.49%), farm management occupations (4.92%), and personal care services (3.28%).
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Moro has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Moro has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Moro than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Moro may be for you.
One downside of living in Moro, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.82 minutes every day commuting to work.
Moro is a very car-oriented town. 97.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Moro is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Moro has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Moro 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 population of Moro has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 3.62% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Moro in 2022 was $24,105, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,420 for a family of four. However, Moro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Moro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Moro residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Moro include English, Scottish, Irish, German, and Scandinavian.
The most common language spoken in Moro is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Italian.
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.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 99.5% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Furthermore, the neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 95.0% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 89.6% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.5% of all American neighborhoods.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 9 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 97.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods. 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.
Significantly, 3.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.2% 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 neighborhood in Moro are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 87.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 17.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 66.0% 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, 39.9% 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 25.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing (15.2%), and 13.9% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.4% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (3.1%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Moro, AR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (15.7%). There are also a number of people of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (6.7%), and residents who report German roots (6.5%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (2.1%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (2.1%), 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 (40.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (89.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.