Hornbeak is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 501 people and just one neighborhood, Hornbeak is the 335th largest community in Tennessee.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Hornbeak is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.06% of the Hornbeak workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Hornbeak is a town of service providers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hornbeak who work in healthcare (15.10%), maintenance occupations (13.02%), and office and administrative support (10.42%).
Because of many things, Hornbeak is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Hornbeak 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, Hornbeak has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Hornbeak’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Being a small town, Hornbeak does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Hornbeak citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.65% of adults in Hornbeak have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Hornbeak in 2018 was $21,255, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $85,020 for a family of four. However, Hornbeak contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hornbeak is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hornbeak home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hornbeak residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hornbeak include Irish, German, English, European, and Welsh.
The most common language spoken in Hornbeak is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Polish.
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.
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 93.5% of the neighborhoods in America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Romanian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Romanian ancestry.
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 Hornbeak are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 80.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 12.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 53.5% 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, 35.9% 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 31.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.6%), and 11.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.2% 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 Hornbeak, TN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (20.9%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (9.8%), and residents who report English roots (7.0%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (2.6%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (1.8%), among others.
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 (38.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (82.3%) 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 (15.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
