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Duck Hill, MS

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Overview


Duck Hill is a tiny town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 966 people and just one neighborhood, Duck Hill is the 202nd largest community in Mississippi.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Duck Hill, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.55% of Duck Hill’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Duck Hill is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Duck Hill who work in food service (13.03%), office and administrative support (10.91%), and community and social services (6.97%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Duck Hill has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Duck Hill a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Duck Hill, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.08 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

Demographics

The population of Duck Hill has a very low overall level of education: only 8.72% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Duck Hill in 2018 was $20,740, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,960 for a family of four. However, Duck Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Duck Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and African languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

People

In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.

In addition, if you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Duck Hill is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in MS, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 87.7% of the neighborhoods in Mississippi. If you are considering retiring to Mississippi, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Real Estate

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 96.6% of the neighborhoods in America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

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 Duck Hill are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 86.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 0.0% 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 100.0% 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, 29.5% 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 26.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (25.6%), and 18.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.7% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Duck Hill, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (11.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (2.8%), and residents who report German roots (1.9%).

Getting to Work

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 (39.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (83.9%) 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 (13.9%) . 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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