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Marks, MS

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Overview


Marks is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 1,322 people and just one neighborhood, Marks is the 153rd largest community in Mississippi.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Marks is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Marks is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marks who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (21.54%), office and administrative support (15.26%), and healthcare (8.62%).

Setting & Lifestyle

One downside of living in Marks, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.23 minutes every day commuting to work.

Marks is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The education level of Marks citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.61% of adults in Marks have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Marks in 2022 was $22,977, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,908 for a family of four. However, Marks contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Marks is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Marks home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marks residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Marks include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Swiss.

The most common language spoken in Marks is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.

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

Occupations

The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 98.1% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.

People

Divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 20.8% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 96.6% of the neighborhoods in America.

In addition, the neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 95.9% of the neighborhoods in the United States.

Also, with a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the neighborhood rates highly as a college student friendly place to live, and one that college students and their parents may want to consider. NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that it rates more highly for a good place for college students to live than 87.4% of the neighborhoods in MS. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more African ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 7.6% of this neighborhood's residents have African 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 Marks are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 95.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 29.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 81.0% 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, 30.7% 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 30.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (19.1%), and 18.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.0% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Marks, MS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Sub-Saharan African (7.6%). There are also a number of people of African ancestry (7.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (4.8%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (4.3%).

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 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (35.3% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (82.4%) 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 (8.6%) . 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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