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Appalachia, VA

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Overview


Appalachia is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,401 people and just one neighborhood, Appalachia is the 250th largest community in Virginia.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Appalachia isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Appalachia are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Appalachia is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Appalachia who work in office and administrative support (14.51%), personal care services (9.41%), and maintenance occupations (9.41%).

Setting & Lifestyle

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

Demographics

The population of Appalachia has a very low overall level of education: only 8.58% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Appalachia in 2018 was $16,659, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $66,636 for a family of four. Appalachia also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.74% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Appalachia is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Appalachia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Appalachia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Appalachia include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Polish.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Real Estate

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 91.1% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Finnish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Finnish ancestry.

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 Appalachia are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 94.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 41.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 90.1% of U.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, 28.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (24.1%), and 21.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.3% of households.

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 Appalachia, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (15.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (13.1%), and residents who report German roots (8.2%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (1.5%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (1.3%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 (33.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (83.8%) 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 (11.4%) . 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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