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Middleburg, NC

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Overview


Middleburg is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 103 people and just one neighborhood, Middleburg is the 575th largest community in North Carolina. Middleburg has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Middleburg isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Middleburg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Middleburg is a town of managers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Middleburg who work in business and financial occupations (27.40%), healthcare (9.59%), and teaching (9.59%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Middleburg’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

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!) Middleburg 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. Middleburg has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Middleburg than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Middleburg may be for you.

In Middleburg, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.90 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Middleburg 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.

Demographics

The percentage of people in Middleburg who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.17% of adults in Middleburg have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Middleburg in 2022 was $46,078, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $184,312 for a family of four. However, Middleburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Middleburg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.46% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Middleburg is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Middleburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Middleburg residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Middleburg include Welsh, German, English, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.

The most common language spoken in Middleburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Persian and Greek.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Middleburg is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in NC, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 85.0% of the neighborhoods in North Carolina. If you are considering retiring to North Carolina, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

The Neighbors

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 Middleburg are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 74.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 24.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 75.1% of U.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, 34.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 28.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.8%), and 17.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.7%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Middleburg, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (17.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (9.1%), and residents who report German roots (9.0%), and some of the residents are also of Puerto Rican ancestry (2.0%), along with some South American ancestry residents (1.7%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (33.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (67.2%) 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 (7.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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