Myrtle is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 486 people and just one neighborhood, Myrtle is the 212th largest community in Mississippi.
Myrtle real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Myrtle house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Myrtle is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 48.49% of the Myrtle workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Myrtle is a town of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Myrtle who work in sales jobs (8.49%), healthcare (7.12%), and personal care services (6.85%).
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!) Myrtle 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. Myrtle has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Myrtle than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Myrtle may be for you.
Myrtle is a very car-oriented town. 97.25% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Myrtle 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. Myrtle has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
As is often the case in a small town, Myrtle doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Myrtle has a very low overall level of education: only 6.87% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Myrtle in 2022 was $23,951, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,804 for a family of four. However, Myrtle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Myrtle is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Myrtle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Myrtle residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Myrtle include English, Irish, German, Dutch, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Myrtle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
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 Myrtle, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Our research reveals that 97.3% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 99.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 46.3% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 97.8% of American neighborhoods.
Divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 19.6% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 95.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Finnish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Finnish ancestry.
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 Myrtle are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 66.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 8.1% 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 55.6% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 46.3% 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 29.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (16.6%), and 7.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.7% of households. Some people also speak Italian (3.2%).
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 Myrtle, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (12.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.2%), and residents who report German roots (5.0%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (1.3%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (1.3%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (33.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (97.3%) 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.