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Friars Point - Jonestown, MS

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Overview


Friars Point - Jonestown is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 2,649 people and just one neighborhood, Friars Point - Jonestown is the 97th largest community in Mississippi.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Friars Point - Jonestown isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Friars Point - Jonestown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Friars Point - Jonestown is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Friars Point - Jonestown who work in management occupations (10.04%), maintenance occupations (9.24%), and sales jobs (9.05%).

Setting & Lifestyle

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

Being a small town, Friars Point - Jonestown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The citizens of Friars Point - Jonestown are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.11% of adults in Friars Point - Jonestown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Friars Point - Jonestown in 2018 was $21,047, 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 $84,188 for a family of four. Friars Point - Jonestown also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 47.01% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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

The most common language spoken in Friars Point - Jonestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.

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

People

The neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 98.4% of the neighborhoods in the United States. The neighborhood also has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (60.9%) than found in 97.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Children living in poverty is one of the challenges facing America, and the world, and in this neighborhood in particular, the problem can be considered acute.

Occupations

There are more people living in the neighborhood employed as sales and service workers (57.1%) than almost any neighborhood in the country. From fast-food service workers to major sales accounts, sales and service workers make up the largest proportion of our national employment picture. But despite that size and importance nationally, this neighborhood still stands out as unique due to the dominance of people living here who work in such occupations.

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 95.5% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more African ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.4% of this neighborhood's residents have African 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 Friars Point - Jonestown are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 98.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 60.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 97.0% 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, 42.9% 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 22.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (16.9%), and 14.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households.

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 Friars Point - Jonestown, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Sub-Saharan African (7.4%). There are also a number of people of African ancestry (7.4%), and residents who report English roots (4.4%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (3.1%), along with some Jamaican ancestry residents (1.1%), 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 (41.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (87.8%) 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 (6.7%) . 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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