About Vancleave

Vancleave is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 14,132 people and just one neighborhood, Vancleave is the 31st largest community in Mississippi.

When you are in Vancleave, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.2% of Vancleave's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Vancleave is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vancleave who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.61%), sales jobs (9.50%), and food service (7.07%).

One of the nice things about Vancleave is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Vancleave, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.13 minutes every day commuting to work.

Vancleave is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 98.4% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Vancleave.

Vancleave is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Vancleave Information and Demographics

In Vancleave, just 10.27% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Vancleave in 2000 was $15,928, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $63,712 for a family of four.

The people who call Vancleave home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Vancleave is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Vancleave include English, Irish, French, and German.

The most common language spoken in Vancleave is English.