Beaumont - New Augusta is a very small town located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 3,280 people and just one neighborhood, Beaumont - New Augusta is the 89th largest community in Mississippi. Beaumont - New Augusta has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Beaumont - New Augusta, where the median household income is $55,467.00.
Beaumont - New Augusta real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Beaumont - New Augusta house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
18.85% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Beaumont - New Augusta. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Healthcare and Other industries respectively employ 18.79% and 15.40% of the civilian workforce.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Beaumont - New Augusta has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Beaumont - New Augusta a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, Beaumont - New Augusta doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Beaumont - New Augusta has a very low overall level of education: only 6.55% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Beaumont - New Augusta in 2022 was $26,123, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,492 for a family of four. However, Beaumont - New Augusta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Beaumont - New Augusta is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Beaumont - New Augusta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Beaumont - New Augusta residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Beaumont - New Augusta include Irish, German, English, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Beaumont - New Augusta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Beaumont - New Augusta, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The neighborhood stands out nationally for having a greater proportion of its residents active in the military than 99.7% of other U.S. neighborhoods. If you come here, you will notice military people active in their jobs, going to and from work, and in plain clothes out and about the neighborhood.
Furthermore, the government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 13.0% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 95.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 26.3% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 99.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, neighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 93.5% of the adult residents in the neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 96.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
In the neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 27.2% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 97.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
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 97.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
Significantly, 8.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Chinese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.1% 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 Beaumont - New Augusta are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 76.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 23.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 74.2% 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, 32.7% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 31.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in the military (18.8%), and 17.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
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 91.6% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Italian.
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 Beaumont - New Augusta, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (20.8%). There are also a number of people of Asian ancestry (7.7%), and residents who report German roots (5.6%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (3.1%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.4%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (72.5%) 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 (27.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.