Oak City - Hamilton is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,191 people and just one neighborhood, Oak City - Hamilton is the 293rd largest community in North Carolina.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Oak City - Hamilton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.01% of the Oak City - Hamilton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Oak City - Hamilton is a town of service providers, managers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oak City - Hamilton who work in management occupations (18.47%), personal care services (9.77%), and healthcare suport services (9.24%).
In Oak City - Hamilton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.52 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Oak City - Hamilton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In Oak City - Hamilton, just 6.63% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Oak City - Hamilton in 2022 was $30,747, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $122,988 for a family of four. However, Oak City - Hamilton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Oak City - Hamilton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Oak City - Hamilton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oak City - Hamilton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Oak City - Hamilton include English, German, Irish, Italian, and African.
The most common language spoken in Oak City - Hamilton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
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.
Our research reveals that 91.8% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 98.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 93.4% 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 95.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, if you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Oak City - Hamilton is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in NC, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 86.5% of the neighborhoods in North Carolina. If you are considering retiring to North Carolina, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
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 95.5% 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 Oak City - Hamilton are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 84.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 48.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 93.2% 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, 34.0% 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 25.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.0%), and 14.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.5% 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 Oak City - Hamilton, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (9.8%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (2.6%), and residents who report Sub-Saharan African roots (2.2%), and some of the residents are also of African ancestry (2.2%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (1.8%), among others.
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 (58.5% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (91.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.