Glen Allan is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 298 people and just one neighborhood, Glen Allan is the 253rd largest community in Mississippi. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Glen Allan, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Glen Allan, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Glen Allan’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Glen Allan does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is .
When you are in Glen Allan, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 51.46% of Glen Allan’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Glen Allan is a town of farmers, fishers, or foresters, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glen Allan who work in farm management occupations (51.46%), management occupations (26.21%), and office and administrative support (12.62%).
Overall, Glen Allan’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Glen Allan spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.34 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Glen Allan is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Glen Allan isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
Glen Allan 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 percentage of people in Glen Allan with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.24% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Glen Allan in 2022 was $22,752, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,008 for a family of four. However, Glen Allan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Glen Allan also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 76.86% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Glen Allan is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Glen Allan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Glen Allan, accounting for 73.14% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Glen Allan residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Glen Allan include Irish, English, Italian, Scottish, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in Glen Allan is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Other Asian languages.
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.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 97.7% of all neighborhoods in America, with 39.1% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
In addition, 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 17 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 95.5% of America.
The neighborhood stands out nationally for having a greater proportion of its residents active in the military than 95.6% of other U.S. neighborhoods. If you come here, you will notice military people active in their jobs, going to and from work, and in plain clothes out and about the neighborhood.
If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 9.7% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Mississippi, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Mississippi.
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 Glen Allan are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 74.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 7.1% 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 57.3% 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, 34.3% 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 26.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (22.1%), and 14.5% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.0% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Italian and Polish.
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 Glen Allan, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (12.5%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (6.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (5.9%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (5.5%), along with some German ancestry residents (2.2%), 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 (45.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (86.7%) 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.