Itta Bena is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,563 people and just one neighborhood, Itta Bena is the 140th largest community in Mississippi.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Itta Bena is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Itta Bena is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Itta Bena who work in food service (13.03%), sales jobs (11.61%), and healthcare (10.59%).
Itta Bena is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Itta Bena are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.69% of adults in Itta Bena have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Itta Bena in 2018 was $13,777, which is low income relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $55,108 for a family of four. Itta Bena also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 41.82% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Itta Bena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Itta Bena residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Itta Bena include Irish, African, Swedish, Scots-Irish, and Yugoslavian.
The most common language spoken in Itta Bena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
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 Itta Bena, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
An extraordinary 16.2% of the residents of the neighborhood are currently enrolled in college. This is such a large part of life in this neighborhood that the neighborhood changes a great deal with the change of semesters and is far quieter during the summer when many students are away.
In addition, the neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 95.3% of the neighborhoods in the United States. The neighborhood also has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (56.3%) than found in 95.9% 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.
Despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 34.2%, which is higher than 95.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
In addition, 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 93.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Itta Bena are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 95.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 56.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 95.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 27.9% 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 27.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (24.7%), and 17.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.5% of households.
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 Itta Bena, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (1.8%). There are also a number of people of Sub-Saharan African ancestry (1.7%), and residents who report African roots (1.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (1.4%).
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 (52.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (75.5%) 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 (16.1%) and 5.4% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.