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Clarksburg, OH

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Overview


Clarksburg is a tiny village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 403 people and just one neighborhood, Clarksburg is the 703rd largest community in Ohio. Clarksburg has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Clarksburg, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 51.76% of Clarksburg’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Clarksburg is a village of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Clarksburg who work in healthcare suport services (14.71%), sales jobs (8.24%), and community and social services (7.06%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Demographics

Clarksburg ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 3.87% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Clarksburg in 2018 was $12,530, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $50,120 for a family of four.

The people who call Clarksburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clarksburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Clarksburg include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Clarksburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Car Ownership

American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. 19.9% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.

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 Clarksburg are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 50.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 8.2% 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 55.8% of America's neighborhoods.

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In the neighborhood, 30.3% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.9%), and 16.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.9% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.2%).

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 Clarksburg, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (15.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (13.5%), and residents who report German roots (13.4%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (3.0%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (2.8%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (59.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (83.5%) 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 (14.0%) . 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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