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Rembert, SC

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Overview


Rembert is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 246 people and just one neighborhood, Rembert is the 261st largest community in South Carolina.

Occupations and Workforce

Rembert is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.09% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rembert is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rembert who work in office and administrative support (40.59%), healthcare (26.73%), and food service (8.91%).

A relatively large number of people in Rembert telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.92% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Rembert’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

In Rembert, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 41.53 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Rembert doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The citizens of Rembert are among the most well-educated in the nation: 44.78% of adults in Rembert have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Rembert in 2018 was $16,552, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $66,208 for a family of four. However, Rembert contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rembert is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rembert home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rembert residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rembert include Irish, German, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian.

In addition, Rembert has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (29.41%).

The most common language spoken in Rembert is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog 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

An interesting characteristic about the neighborhood is that there are more incarcerated people living here than 99.1% of neighborhoods in the U.S. The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, currently with 1 out of every 100 adults in the country are incarcerated as a punishment for crimes committed. The extremely high incarceration rate of this neighborhood could mean that a prison, juvenile detention facility or other correctional facility occupies a large proportion of the neighborhood, or contains a large portion of the neighborhood's population.

In addition, if you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Rembert 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 SC, 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 88.8% of the neighborhoods in South Carolina. If you are considering retiring to South Carolina, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Real Estate

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 99.0% of all neighborhoods in America, with 49.2% 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.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more African and Sub-Saharan African ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 17.4% of this neighborhood's residents have African ancestry and 17.4% have Sub-Saharan African ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Tagalog, which is the first language of the Philippine region, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.0% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Rembert are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 94.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 41.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 89.7% 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, 37.5% 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 30.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.3%), and 11.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.7% of households. Some people also speak Tagalog (the first language of the Philippine region) (2.6%).

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 Rembert, SC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Sub-Saharan African (17.4%). There are also a number of people of African ancestry (17.4%), and residents who report English roots (3.6%), and some of the residents are also of Asian ancestry (3.0%), along with some German ancestry residents (2.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (36.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (87.2%) 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 (9.0%) . 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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