Patrick Springs is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,813 people and just one neighborhood, Patrick Springs is the 229th largest community in Virginia.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Patrick Springs is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Patrick Springs is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Patrick Springs who work in healthcare (13.29%), sales jobs (12.30%), and office and administrative support (10.19%).
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!) Patrick Springs 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. Patrick Springs has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Patrick Springs than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Patrick Springs may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Patrick Springs doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Patrick Springs is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.27% of adults 25 and older in Patrick Springs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Patrick Springs in 2022 was $35,750, which is middle income relative to Virginia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,000 for a family of four. However, Patrick Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Patrick Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Patrick Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Patrick Springs include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Patrick Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
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 Patrick Springs, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.5% of all neighborhoods in America, with 31.3% 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.
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 Patrick Springs are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 78.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 4.2% 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 67.2% of America'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, 39.6% 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 27.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (17.4%), and 14.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.3%).
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 Patrick Springs, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (11.7%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (9.2%), and residents who report Irish roots (8.1%), and some of the residents are also of Puerto Rican ancestry (2.1%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (1.8%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (39.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (75.7%) 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 (17.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.