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Clintwood, VA

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Overview


Clintwood is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,344 people and just one neighborhood, Clintwood is the 254th largest community in Virginia.

Occupations and Workforce

Clintwood is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Clintwood is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clintwood who work in office and administrative support (18.94%), food service (12.01%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (10.62%).

Setting & Lifestyle

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

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.38 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small town, Clintwood does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Clintwood with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.57% of adults in Clintwood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Clintwood in 2022 was $26,641, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,564 for a family of four. However, Clintwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Clintwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clintwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Clintwood include Irish, English, German, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Clintwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.6% of all neighborhoods in America, with 31.6% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.

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 Clintwood are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 92.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 32.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 83.5% 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, 38.4% 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 31.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (16.8%), and 13.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.8% of households.

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 Clintwood, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (6.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (5.4%), and residents who report Mexican roots (2.8%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (1.8%).

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 (36.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (81.9%) 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 (14.2%) . 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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