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Drew, MS

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Overview


Drew is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,737 people and just one neighborhood, Drew is the 135th largest community in Mississippi.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities, Drew isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Drew are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Drew is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Drew who work in teaching (17.62%), healthcare suport services (9.07%), and maintenance occupations (8.94%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in Drew is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Drew with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.29% of adults in Drew have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Drew in 2018 was $14,160, which is low income relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $56,640 for a family of four. Drew also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 43.06% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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

The most common language spoken in Drew is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Italian.

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 Drew, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

An interesting characteristic about the neighborhood is that there are more incarcerated people living here than 99.6% 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, the neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 97.5% of the neighborhoods in the United States. Also of note, 61.6% 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.

Also, the neighborhood is unique for having just 6.9% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.3% of America's neighborhoods.

Occupations

The government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 15.0% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 97.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

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 91.8% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

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 Drew are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 97.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 61.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 97.2% 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, 29.2% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 27.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (22.7%), and 19.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.8% 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 Drew, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (7.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (6.3%), and residents who report German roots (2.1%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (1.1%).

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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (43.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (80.9%) 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 (9.4%) . 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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