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Mountain Pine, AR

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Overview


Mountain Pine is a tiny city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 577 people and just one neighborhood, Mountain Pine is the 229th largest community in Arkansas. Much of the housing stock in Mountain Pine was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Mountain Pine, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.24% of Mountain Pine’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Mountain Pine is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Mountain Pine who work in sales jobs (13.10%), office and administrative support (12.23%), and food service (10.48%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Residents will find that the city 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, Mountain Pine is worth considering.

Being a small city, Mountain Pine does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

In terms of college education, Mountain Pine ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 3.83% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Mountain Pine in 2018 was $23,673, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $94,692 for a family of four. However, Mountain Pine contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mountain Pine is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mountain Pine home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mountain Pine residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mountain Pine include Irish, German, Syrian, Hungarian, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Mountain Pine is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Native American languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Mountain Pine, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 98.7% of all neighborhoods in America, with 46.6% 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.

People

Of note, 67.9% 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.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Dutch ancestry.

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 Mountain Pine 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. With 67.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 98.2% 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, 29.9% 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 26.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (25.4%), and 18.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Mountain Pine, AR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (19.7%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (15.5%), and residents who report English roots (15.1%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (8.1%), along with some French ancestry residents (6.5%), among others.

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 (64.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (81.5%) 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 (13.4%) . 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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