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Parksley, VA

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Overview


Parksley is a tiny coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 808 people and just one neighborhood, Parksley is the 305th largest community in Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Parksley was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Parksley, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 53.70% of Parksley’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Parksley is a town of production and manufacturing workers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Parksley who work in sales jobs (10.68%), farm management occupations (7.95%), and office and administrative support (6.58%).

Setting & Lifestyle

One of the nice things about Parksley is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Being a small town, Parksley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

In terms of college education, Parksley is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.56% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Parksley in 2018 was $32,456, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $129,824 for a family of four. However, Parksley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Parksley is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Parksley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Parksley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Parksley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.87% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Parksley include Haitian, English, African, Irish, and Scandinavian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Parksley's cultural character, accounting for 26.57% of the town’s population.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

is a neighborhood that is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet. Many times, such places have amenities that bring locals and visitors to the waterfront for recreational activities or to check out the scenery. In some densely populated areas that are less financially well-off, the neighborhood waterfront can be relatively industrial and less open to recreation. In addition to being coastal, is a very nautical neighborhood, meaning that it is somewhat historic, walkable, densely populated and on the water. This gives the neighborhood a very nautical feel, with some seaside and shipping feel, which some may really enjoy the sights and sounds of.

People

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Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Haitian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Haitian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 9.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak French at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.0% of the neighborhoods in America.

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 Parksley are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 68.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 18.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 65.8% 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, 39.7% 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 22.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.3%), and 15.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 86.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Parksley, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Haitian (6.1%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (5.4%), and residents who report English roots (5.0%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (2.8%). In addition, 11.3% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (83.9%) 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 (8.5%) . 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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