East Arcadia / Council median real estate price is $137,907, which is less expensive than 87.8% of North Carolina neighborhoods and 88.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in East Arcadia / Council is currently $1,293, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 85.8% of North Carolina neighborhoods.
East Arcadia / Council is a remote neighborhood (based on population density) located in Riegelwood, North Carolina.
East Arcadia / Council real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and mobile homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the East Arcadia / Council neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 1940 and 1969.
Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in East Arcadia / Council. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 25.3%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 92.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This can sometimes be the case in neighborhoods dominated by new construction that is not yet occupied. But often neighborhoods with vacancy rates this high are places that can be plagued by a protracted vacancy problem. If you live here, you may find that a number of buildings in your neighborhood are actually 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.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research identifies the East Arcadia / Council 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 56.3% of its working residents employed in such fields, which is a higher proportion than 99.7% of American neighborhoods.
Furthermore, with 2.3% of employed workers living in the East Arcadia / Council neighborhood active in the military, this neighborhood has the distinction of having a higher proportion of people in the military than 96.8% of American neighborhoods. This is a major shaper of the neighborhood's culture and character.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 20 residents per square mile, East Arcadia / Council is less crowded than 94.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods. One of the notable things about East Arcadia / Council 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.
American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the East Arcadia / Council neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 37.0% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 97.0% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
The East Arcadia / Council neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 95.5% of the neighborhoods in the United States.
Did you know that the East Arcadia / Council neighborhood has more Sub-Saharan African and Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 25.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Sub-Saharan African ancestry and 18.7% have Native American 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 East Arcadia / Council neighborhood in Riegelwood are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 95.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 39.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 88.8% 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 East Arcadia / Council neighborhood, 56.3% 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 17.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (12.6%), and 10.9% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the East Arcadia / Council neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.7% of households.
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 East Arcadia / Council neighborhood in Riegelwood, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Sub-Saharan African (25.7%). There are also a number of people of Native American ancestry (18.7%), and residents who report English roots (2.5%).
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 East Arcadia / Council neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (85.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (5.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.