Clendenin is a tiny town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 850 people and just one neighborhood, Clendenin is the 165th largest community in West Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Clendenin was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Clendenin is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Clendenin is a town of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clendenin who work in office and administrative support (13.07%), management occupations (9.31%), and community and social services (9.11%).
One downside of living in Clendenin, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.84 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Clendenin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Clendenin who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.18% of the adults in Clendenin have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Clendenin in 2018 was $19,910, which is lower middle income relative to West Virginia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,640 for a family of four. However, Clendenin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Clendenin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clendenin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Clendenin include Irish, German, French, English, and Jamaican.
The most common language spoken in Clendenin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more British ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.7% of this neighborhood's residents have British ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Clendenin are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 94.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 29.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 79.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 36.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 27.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (19.9%), and 15.8% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.8% 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 Clendenin, WV, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (12.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (8.3%), and residents who report British roots (6.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (4.5%).
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 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.3% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (83.1%) 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 (8.2%) and 6.0% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.