Arnoldsburg is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 3,137 people and just one neighborhood, Arnoldsburg is the 65th largest community in West Virginia.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Arnoldsburg is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 44.07% of the Arnoldsburg workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Arnoldsburg is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Arnoldsburg who work in office and administrative support (15.60%), healthcare suport services (11.10%), and sales jobs (7.58%).
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, Arnoldsburg is worth considering.
One downside of living in Arnoldsburg, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.54 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Arnoldsburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Arnoldsburg ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 4.93% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Arnoldsburg in 2022 was $22,860, which is lower middle income relative to West Virginia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,440 for a family of four. However, Arnoldsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Arnoldsburg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.84% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Arnoldsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Arnoldsburg residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Arnoldsburg include Irish, English, German, French, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Arnoldsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Long commutes can be brutal. They take time, money, and energy, leaving less of you for yourself and your family. The residents of the neighborhood unfortunately have the distinction of having, on average, a longer commute than most any neighborhood in America. 15.4% of commuters here travel more than one hour just one-way to work. That is more than two hours per day. This percentage with two-hour + round-trip commutes is higher than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.7% of all neighborhoods in America.
Of note, 70.3% of the children in this area live in poverty; an extraordinarily high percentage compared to other neighborhoods in the nation. In a nation where approximately one in four children grows up in poverty, this neighborhood stands out for the depth of the problem manifested here.
In addition, neighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 95.1% of the adult residents in the neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 97.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 91.3% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.7% of all American neighborhoods.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 97.1% of all neighborhoods in America, with 37.1% 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.
In addition, unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 94.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 96.6% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 8.5% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Arnoldsburg are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 94.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 70.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 98.5% of U.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, 44.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 26.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (16.2%), and 13.1% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.9% of households. Some people also speak Italian (4.1%).
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 Arnoldsburg, WV, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (18.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (15.1%), and residents who report German roots (11.3%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (8.5%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (2.6%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (26.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America. However, there is also a significant group of residents (15.4%) who commute over an hour in each direction.
Here most residents (91.3%) 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 (7.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.