Little Mountain is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 262 people and just one neighborhood, Little Mountain is the 260th largest community in South Carolina.
Little Mountain real estate is some of the most expensive in South Carolina, although Little Mountain house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Unlike some towns, Little Mountain isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Little Mountain are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Little Mountain is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Little Mountain who work in sales jobs (19.32%), healthcare (13.07%), and office and administrative support (8.52%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.83% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Little Mountain is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Little Mountain really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Little Mountain perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Little Mountain is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Little Mountain, the average commute to work is 31.81 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Little Mountain does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Little Mountain citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.03% of adults in Little Mountain have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Little Mountain in 2022 was $31,640, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,560 for a family of four. However, Little Mountain contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Little Mountain is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Little Mountain home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Little Mountain residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Little Mountain include German, Scottish, Irish, English, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Little Mountain is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
The neighborhood stands out within South Carolina for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 8.2% of college-friendly places to live in SC. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees and families with school-aged children.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Little Mountain are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 63.8% of the neighborhoods in America. With 25.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 77.1% 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, 38.3% 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 29.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (18.7%), and 13.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.9% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.2%).
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 Little Mountain, SC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (29.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.7%), and residents who report Italian roots (6.4%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (4.3%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (2.4%), 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 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (30.5% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (83.3%) 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 (7.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.