Gloucester - Marshallberg is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,750 people and just one neighborhood, Gloucester - Marshallberg is the 265th largest community in North Carolina.
Unlike some towns, Gloucester - Marshallberg isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Gloucester - Marshallberg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gloucester - Marshallberg is a town of service providers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gloucester - Marshallberg who work in management occupations (15.00%), sales jobs (9.31%), and maintenance occupations (7.41%).
Of important note, Gloucester - Marshallberg is also a town of artists. Gloucester - Marshallberg has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Gloucester - Marshallberg’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Gloucester - Marshallberg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.06% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Gloucester - Marshallberg has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Gloucester - Marshallberg has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Gloucester - Marshallberg than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Gloucester - Marshallberg may be for you.
Gloucester - Marshallberg is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
One downside of living in Gloucester - Marshallberg, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.73 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Gloucester - Marshallberg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Gloucester - Marshallberg are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.02% of adults in Gloucester - Marshallberg having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Gloucester - Marshallberg in 2022 was $34,127, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,508 for a family of four. However, Gloucester - Marshallberg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Gloucester - Marshallberg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gloucester - Marshallberg residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Gloucester - Marshallberg include English, German, Irish, Polish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Gloucester - Marshallberg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
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 Gloucester - Marshallberg, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Do you like a coastal setting? If so, this neighborhood may be to your liking. The neighborhood is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet. Often such coastal places have amenities and recreational activities on the waterfront that are attractive to residents and visitors alike. In addition to being coastal, is a very nautical neighborhood, meaning that it is somewhat historic, walkable, densely populated and on the water. This gives the neighborhood a very nautical feel, with some seaside and shipping feel, which some may really enjoy the sights and sounds of. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
In addition, vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 31.6% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 95.3% 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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more English and Polish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 21.8% of this neighborhood's residents have English ancestry and 10.1% have Polish 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 Gloucester - Marshallberg are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 70.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 22.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 72.5% 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, 34.7% 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 26.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (26.2%), and 11.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Gloucester - Marshallberg, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (21.8%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (18.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (17.1%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (10.1%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (5.2%), 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 neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (81.2%) 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 (9.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.