Glen St. Mary is a tiny town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 481 people and just one neighborhood, Glen St. Mary is the 467th largest community in Florida.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Glen St. Mary is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 46.23% of the Glen St. Mary workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Glen St. Mary is a town of transportation and shipping workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Glen St. Mary who work in management occupations (24.53%), healthcare (8.49%), and office and administrative support (4.25%).
One downside of living in Glen St. Mary is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Glen St. Mary, the average commute to work is 32.87 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Glen St. Mary doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Glen St. Mary ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 2.55% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Glen St. Mary in 2022 was $21,626, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,504 for a family of four. However, Glen St. Mary contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Glen St. Mary also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.75% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Glen St. Mary home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glen St. Mary residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Glen St. Mary include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Glen St. Mary is English. Other important languages spoken here include Urdu and Polish.
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.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 98.2% of all neighborhoods in America, with 42.8% 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.
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 14.5% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 96.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Welsh ancestry.
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 Glen St. Mary are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 60.0% of the neighborhoods in America. With 31.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 82.2% of U.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, 31.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 30.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (25.4%), and 14.5% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.0%).
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 neighborhood in Glen St. Mary, FL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (11.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.1%), and residents who report German roots (8.9%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (3.6%), along with some Welsh ancestry residents (2.3%), 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 (27.8% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (85.6%) 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 (5.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.