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Cloverdale, VA

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Overview


Cloverdale is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 3,410 people and just one neighborhood, Cloverdale is the 158th largest community in Virginia.

Occupations and Workforce

Cloverdale is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Cloverdale is a town of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cloverdale who work in office and administrative support (26.34%), sales jobs (10.34%), and business and financial occupations (7.43%).

A relatively large number of people in Cloverdale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.12% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Cloverdale is worth considering.

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

Demographics

In terms of college education, Cloverdale is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.14% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Cloverdale in 2022 was $36,940, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,760 for a family of four. However, Cloverdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cloverdale is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cloverdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cloverdale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cloverdale include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Cloverdale, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish and Scottish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish ancestry and 4.9% have Scottish ancestry.

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 Cloverdale are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 54.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.4% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 60.2% of America'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, 27.0% of the working population is employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 24.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (24.5%), and 23.7% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.1% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.8%).

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 Cloverdale, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (16.8%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (8.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.6%), and some of the residents are also of Scots-Irish ancestry (6.4%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (4.9%), 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 (60.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (84.9%) 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 (7.6%) . 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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