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Rudy, AR

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Overview


Rudy is a tiny town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 130 people and just one neighborhood, Rudy is the 320th largest community in Arkansas.

Occupations and Workforce

Rudy is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 96.43% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rudy is a town of service providers, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rudy who work in management occupations (25.00%), maintenance occupations (21.43%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (14.29%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Overall, Rudy’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

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

Demographics

The overall education level of Rudy is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.57% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Rudy in 2022 was $17,308, which is low income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,232 for a family of four. Rudy also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.97% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Rudy is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rudy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rudy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rudy include Scandinavian, Irish, German, Welsh, and French.

The most common language spoken in Rudy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.

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.

Modes of Transportation

Our research reveals that 96.2% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 99.7% of 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 8.5% 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 families with school-aged children.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Portuguese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.5% 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 Rudy are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 42.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.9% 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 58.8% of America's neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 38.2% 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 33.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (21.6%), and 4.8% 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 98.6% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Rudy, AR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (9.8%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (9.2%), and residents who report Scots-Irish roots (4.8%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (4.5%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (3.1%), among others.

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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (96.2%) 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.


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