Traphill is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,454 people and just one neighborhood, Traphill is the 230th largest community in North Carolina.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Traphill is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.62% of the Traphill workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Traphill is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Traphill who work in sales jobs (11.30%), management occupations (8.98%), and office and administrative support (8.16%).
Of important note, Traphill is also a town of artists. Traphill has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Traphill’s character.
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, Traphill is worth considering.
In Traphill, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.77 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Traphill is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Traphill have a very low rate of college education: just 6.42% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Traphill in 2022 was $23,453, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,812 for a family of four. However, Traphill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Traphill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Traphill residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Traphill include Irish, English, German, French, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Traphill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
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 97.4% of all neighborhoods in America, with 38.3% 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 neighborhood is unique for having just 6.4% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.8% of America's neighborhoods.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 95.0% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
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 Traphill are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 90.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 39.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 88.5% 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, 41.6% 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 27.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.1%), and 10.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.2% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.2%).
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 Traphill, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (5.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (5.4%), and residents who report German roots (2.2%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (2.0%), along with some French ancestry residents (1.9%), 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 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (30.4% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (81.0%) 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 (14.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.