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Clintwood, VA

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Overview


Clintwood is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,344 people and just one neighborhood, Clintwood is the 254th largest community in Virginia.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Clintwood isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Clintwood are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Clintwood is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clintwood who work in office and administrative support (18.94%), food service (12.01%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (10.62%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Clintwood is worth considering.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Clintwood spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.38 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

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

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Clintwood with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.57% of adults in Clintwood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Clintwood in 2018 was $26,641, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,564 for a family of four. However, Clintwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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

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

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.6% of all neighborhoods in America, with 31.6% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.

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 Clintwood are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 92.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 32.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 83.5% 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, 38.4% 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 31.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (16.8%), and 13.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.8% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Clintwood, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (6.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (5.4%), and residents who report Mexican roots (2.8%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (1.8%).

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 (36.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (81.9%) 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 (14.2%) . 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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