Raven is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,988 people and just one neighborhood, Raven is the 220th largest community in Virginia.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Raven is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Raven is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Raven who work in office and administrative support (27.60%), food service (14.24%), and sales jobs (12.67%).
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!) Raven 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. Raven has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Raven than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Raven may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Raven doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Raven are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.91% of adults in Raven have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Raven in 2022 was $20,123, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,492 for a family of four. However, Raven contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Raven home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Raven residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Raven include English, Irish, German, British, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Raven is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
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 Raven, 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 95.9% of all neighborhoods in America, with 32.5% 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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Yugoslav and British ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 0.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Yugoslav ancestry and 2.1% have British ancestry.
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 Raven are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 91.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 27.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 78.1% 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, 38.9% 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 37.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.4%), and 4.9% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.4% of households.
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 Raven, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (18.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (7.9%), and residents who report German roots (3.8%), and some of the residents are also of British ancestry (2.1%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (1.6%), 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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (78.5%) 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 (9.7%) and 7.0% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.