Rosedale is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,435 people and just one neighborhood, Rosedale is the 146th largest community in Mississippi.
When you are in Rosedale, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 45.22% of Rosedale’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Rosedale is a city of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rosedale who work in office and administrative support (21.45%), maintenance occupations (8.39%), and sales jobs (6.53%).
Being a small city, Rosedale does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The rate of college-level education in Rosedale is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.22% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rosedale in 2022 was $15,471, which is low income relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,884 for a family of four. However, Rosedale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rosedale also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 58.28% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Rosedale is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rosedale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rosedale residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Rosedale include Jamaican, French, Irish, Italian, and German.
The most common language spoken in Rosedale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
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 neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 99.3% of the neighborhoods in the United States. Also of note, 79.5% of the children in this area live in poverty; an extraordinarily high percentage compared to other neighborhoods in the nation. In a nation where approximately one in four children grows up in poverty, this neighborhood stands out for the depth of the problem manifested here.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 97.7% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
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 23 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 94.0% of America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Jamaican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Jamaican 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 Rosedale are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 99.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 79.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 99.3% of U.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, 45.9% 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 23.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (15.6%), 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 94.2% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (5.8%).
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 Rosedale, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (4.2%). There are also a number of people of Jamaican ancestry (3.2%).
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 (39.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (87.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (7.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.