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    Poplar Grove, AR

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    Overview


    Poplar Grove is a tiny town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 215 people and just one neighborhood, Poplar Grove is the 294th largest community in Arkansas.

    Occupations and Workforce

    Poplar Grove is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.00% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Poplar Grove is a town of managers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Poplar Grove who work in management occupations (80.00%), teaching (12.00%), and office and administrative support (0.00%).

    Setting & Lifestyle

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

    Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 9.90 minutes getting to work every day.

    Poplar Grove is a very car-oriented town. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Poplar Grove 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. Poplar Grove has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

    Demographics

    The education level of Poplar Grove citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.04% of adults in Poplar Grove have at least a bachelor's degree.

    The per capita income in Poplar Grove in 2022 was $28,655, 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 $114,620 for a family of four. However, Poplar Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Poplar Grove also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 46.67% of its population below the federal poverty line.

    Poplar Grove is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Poplar Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Poplar Grove residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Poplar Grove include Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, U.S. Virgin Islander, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian.

    The most common language spoken in Poplar Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.

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

    Modes of Transportation

    Our research reveals that 93.0% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 99.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.

    Car Ownership

    We Americans love our cars. Not only are they a necessity for most Americans due to the shape of our neighborhoods and the distances between where we live, work, shop, and go to school, but we also fancy them. As a result, most households in America have one, two, or three cars. But NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis shows that the neighborhood has a highly unusual pattern of car ownership. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 41.0% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 98.4% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

    Occupations

    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 96.4% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.

    Real Estate

    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 14 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 96.2% of America.

    In addition, despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 29.1%, which is higher than 95.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

    People

    The neighborhood stands out within Arkansas for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 5.8% of college-friendly places to live in AR. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees.

    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 Poplar Grove are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 63.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 9.5% 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 50.8% of America'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, 32.8% 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 25.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (24.0%), and 13.8% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

    Languages

    The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households.

    Ethnicity / Ancestry

    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 neighborhood in Poplar Grove, AR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (9.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (6.9%), and residents who report German roots (4.1%), and some of the residents are also of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (1.2%).

    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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

    Here most residents (93.0%) 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 (5.8%) . 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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