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Vancleave, MS
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Living in Vancleave



Vancleave is a somewhat small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 5,592 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Vancleave is the 63rd largest community in Mississippi. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Vancleave, 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 Vancleave, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Vancleave’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Vancleave does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $68,250.00.

Vancleave real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Vancleave house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Vancleave has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.31% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Vancleave is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Vancleave a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Vancleave has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Vancleave’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Vancleave has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Vancleave has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Vancleave than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Vancleave may be for you.

One downside of living in Vancleave, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.52 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small town, Vancleave doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of Vancleave overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Vancleave, 23.35% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Vancleave in 2018 was $34,857, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,428 for a family of four. However, Vancleave contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Vancleave home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vancleave residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Vancleave include English, Irish, German, French, and Welsh.

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