Schlater is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 224 people and just one neighborhood, Schlater is the 259th largest community in Mississippi.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Schlater is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.56% of the Schlater workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Schlater is a town of sales and office workers, farmers, fishers, or foresters, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Schlater who work in office and administrative support (33.33%), farm management occupations (17.78%), and maintenance occupations (8.89%).
You will also find that a lot of people in Schlater work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.
Schlater’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Schlater has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Schlater a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Schlater, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.39 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Schlater is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Schlater 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. 97.78% 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.
Being a small town, Schlater does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Schlater is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.29% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Schlater in 2022 was $22,820, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,280 for a family of four. However, Schlater contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Schlater is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Schlater home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Schlater residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Schlater include English, African, Scottish, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Schlater is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
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 Schlater, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 99.5% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
If you are planning to retire in Mississippi, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Mississippi, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 99.2% of neighborhoods in MS. If a Mississippi retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 4 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Our research reveals that 89.1% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 95.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Schlater are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 79.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 33.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 84.6% of U.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, 24.7% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 23.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (21.8%), and 15.7% in farming, forestry, or commercial fishing.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.5% of households.
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Schlater, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (4.7%). There are also a number of people of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (1.7%), and residents who report African roots (1.7%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (1.3%).
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 (43.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (89.1%) 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 (10.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.