Hampton - Thornton is a very small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 2,476 people and just one neighborhood, Hampton - Thornton is the 135th largest community in Arkansas.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Hampton - Thornton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 46.71% of the Hampton - Thornton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Hampton - Thornton is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hampton - Thornton who work in office and administrative support (14.05%), teaching (9.36%), and sales jobs (9.25%).
Another notable thing is that Hampton - Thornton is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Hampton - Thornton’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Hampton - Thornton is worth considering.
Being a small town, Hampton - Thornton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Hampton - Thornton are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.99% of adults in Hampton - Thornton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Hampton - Thornton in 2022 was $22,719, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,876 for a family of four. However, Hampton - Thornton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hampton - Thornton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hampton - Thornton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hampton - Thornton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hampton - Thornton include Irish, English, French, Scottish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Hampton - Thornton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
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.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 98.1% of all neighborhoods in America, with 42.2% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
In addition, vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 43.1% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 98.0% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
Furthermore, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 7 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 97.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the neighborhood as having one of the highest concentrations of people employed in manufacturing or as laborers of any neighborhood in America. In fact, despite the loss of manufacturing jobs nationally, this neighborhood has 44.7% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 97.0% of American neighborhoods.
There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (0.8%) living in the neighborhood.
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 neighborhood in Hampton - Thornton are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 63.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 8.1% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 55.7% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 44.7% 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 18.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.3%), and 16.4% 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 92.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (6.2%).
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 Hampton - Thornton, AR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (9.6%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (9.0%), and residents who report English roots (8.1%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (1.2%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (1.1%), 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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (48.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (81.6%) 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 (13.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.