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McLeansville, NC

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Overview


McLeansville is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,113 people and just one neighborhood, McLeansville is the 394th largest community in North Carolina.

McLeansville real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although McLeansville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

McLeansville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, McLeansville is a town of managers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in McLeansville who work in business and financial occupations (28.62%), healthcare (18.42%), and management occupations (14.14%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Overall, McLeansville’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

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, McLeansville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes McLeansville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In McLeansville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.22 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

McLeansville is a very car-oriented town. 99.01% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because McLeansville is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. McLeansville has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

Demographics

The citizens of McLeansville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.55% of adults in McLeansville having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in McLeansville in 2022 was $38,695, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,780 for a family of four. However, McLeansville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in McLeansville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and African languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 McLeansville, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

The neighborhood stands out within North Carolina for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 5.2% of college-friendly places to live in NC.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scots-Irish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 8.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Scots-Irish 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 McLeansville are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 69.4% of the neighborhoods in America. With 21.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 71.7% 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, 44.2% 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 23.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.0%), and 12.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.8% 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 McLeansville, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (11.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.9%), and residents who report German roots (8.7%), and some of the residents are also of Scots-Irish ancestry (8.6%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (3.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (55.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (81.3%) 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 (6.2%) . 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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