Watts Mills / Wattsville median real estate price is $116,284, which is less expensive than 86.6% of South Carolina neighborhoods and 91.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Watts Mills / Wattsville is currently $1,690, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 49.8% of South Carolina neighborhoods.
Watts Mills / Wattsville is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Laurens, South Carolina.
Watts Mills / Wattsville real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Watts Mills / Wattsville neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
Watts Mills / Wattsville has a 15.6% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 79.3% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is a weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood or that large amount of new housing has been built and not yet occupied. Either way, if you live here, you may find many of the homes or apartments are empty.
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.
In the Watts Mills / Wattsville neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 40.9% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 99.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the Watts Mills / Wattsville neighborhood than in 99.3% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
Did you know that the Watts Mills / Wattsville neighborhood has more Greek ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Greek ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the Watts Mills / Wattsville neighborhood in Laurens are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 84.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 21.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 70.8% 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 Watts Mills / Wattsville neighborhood, 52.5% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer 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 35.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (9.5%), and 3.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the Watts Mills / Wattsville neighborhood is English, spoken by 88.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (12.0%).
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 Watts Mills / Wattsville neighborhood in Laurens, SC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (12.1%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (9.2%), and residents who report Italian roots (3.5%), and some of the residents are also of Puerto Rican ancestry (2.6%), along with some Dominican ancestry residents (2.5%), 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 Watts Mills / Wattsville neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (57.6%) 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 (40.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.