Vancleave is a somewhat small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 5,592 people and five associated neighborhoods, Vancleave is the 63rd largest community in Mississippi. Vancleave has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Vancleave, where the median household income is $72,576.00. Vancleave real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Vancleave house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Vancleave is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Vancleave is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vancleave who work in healthcare (13.97%), management occupations (10.65%), and office and administrative support (9.24%). Also of interest is that Vancleave has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.26% 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, Vancleave 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, Vancleave really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Vancleave 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 Vancleave is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Vancleave, the average commute to work is 33.70 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Vancleave 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.The education level of Vancleave citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.09% of adults in Vancleave have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Vancleave in 2022 was $36,400, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,600 for a family of four. However, Vancleave contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Vancleave home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vancleave residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Vancleave include English, Irish, German, Welsh, and French. The most common language spoken in Vancleave is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
