Guntown is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 2,419 people and just one neighborhood, Guntown is the 108th largest community in Mississippi. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Guntown, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Guntown, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Guntown’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Guntown does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $66,058.00.
Guntown real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Guntown house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Guntown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Guntown is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Guntown who work in sales jobs (15.13%), office and administrative support (8.66%), and management occupations (7.99%).
As is often the case in a small town, Guntown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Guntown is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.24% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Guntown in 2018 was $23,796, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,184 for a family of four. However, Guntown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Guntown is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Guntown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Guntown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Guntown include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Guntown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 10.1% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Mississippi. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives.
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 Guntown are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 57.7% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.4% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 73.6% of America'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, 42.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 24.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.8%), and 10.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.6% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.2%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Guntown, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (14.7%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (11.1%), and residents who report German roots (7.5%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (2.7%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (2.0%), among others.
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 (48.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (86.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.