Morning View is a very small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 4,988 people and just one neighborhood, Morning View is the 94th largest community in Kentucky.
Morning View is a blue-collar town, with 36.29% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Morning View is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Morning View who work in office and administrative support (14.38%), management occupations (9.30%), and business and financial occupations (7.70%).
Also of interest is that Morning View 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: 10.96% 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.
Morning View is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Morning View’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
One downside of living in Morning View, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.61 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Morning View doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Morning View are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.31% of adults in Morning View having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Morning View in 2022 was $40,589, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,356 for a family of four. However, Morning View contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Morning View home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Morning View residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Morning View include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Morning View is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
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 Morning View, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, is among the best neighborhoods for families in Kentucky. In fact, this neighborhood is more family-friendly than 96.3% of neighborhoods in the entire state of Kentucky. Its combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes gives this area the look and feel of a "Leave It to Beaver" episode. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a strong sense of community. In addition, the high number of college-educated parents influences the academic success of the local schools. Overall, you will find all of the amenities a family needs to thrive in the neighborhood.
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 Morning View are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.6% 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 68.4% 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, 36.3% 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 34.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (15.0%), and 14.1% 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 99.7% 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 Morning View, KY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (32.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (16.8%), and residents who report English roots (8.0%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (1.8%).
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 (45.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (81.6%) 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 (7.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.