Capon Bridge is a tiny town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 422 people and just one neighborhood, Capon Bridge is the 211th largest community in West Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Capon Bridge was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Capon Bridge economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Capon Bridge, where the median household income is $63,125.00.
Capon Bridge real estate is some of the most expensive in West Virginia, although Capon Bridge house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Capon Bridge is a blue-collar town, with 45.41% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Capon Bridge is a town of construction workers and builders, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Capon Bridge who work in office and administrative support (10.04%), sales jobs (6.99%), and healthcare (6.55%).
Also of interest is that Capon Bridge has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.09% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
Overall, Capon Bridge’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
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, Capon Bridge is worth considering.
One downside of living in Capon Bridge, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.60 minutes every day commuting to work.
The percentage of people in Capon Bridge with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.26% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Capon Bridge in 2022 was $22,038, 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 $88,152 for a family of four. However, Capon Bridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Capon Bridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Capon Bridge residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Capon Bridge include German, Irish, Italian, Scots-Irish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Capon Bridge 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.
Our research reveals that 90.4% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 96.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 35.9% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 96.7% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 28 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 93.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 Capon Bridge are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 59.6% of the neighborhoods in America. With 27.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 78.6% 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, 38.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 25.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (25.2%), and 10.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.0% of households. Some people also speak Italian (3.2%).
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 Capon Bridge, WV, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (18.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (14.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.9%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (4.0%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (3.3%), 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 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (49.9% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (90.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.