Cherry Valley - Vanndale is a very small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 3,106 people and just one neighborhood, Cherry Valley - Vanndale is the 117th largest community in Arkansas.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Cherry Valley - Vanndale is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.43% of the Cherry Valley - Vanndale workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Cherry Valley - Vanndale is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Cherry Valley - Vanndale who work in office and administrative support (11.60%), healthcare (8.50%), and maintenance occupations (8.21%).
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Cherry Valley - Vanndale has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Cherry Valley - Vanndale a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Cherry Valley - Vanndale is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cherry Valley - Vanndale, the average commute to work is 31.55 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Cherry Valley - Vanndale does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Cherry Valley - Vanndale, just 11.49% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Cherry Valley - Vanndale in 2022 was $31,960, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,840 for a family of four. However, Cherry Valley - Vanndale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Cherry Valley - Vanndale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cherry Valley - Vanndale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cherry Valley - Vanndale include English, German, Irish, Dutch, and African.
The most common language spoken in Cherry Valley - Vanndale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.
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.
Regardless of the means by which residents commute, this neighborhood has a length of commute that is notable. Long commutes can be brutal. They take time, money, and energy, leaving less of you for yourself and your family. The residents of the neighborhood unfortunately have the distinction of having, on average, a longer commute than most any neighborhood in America. 11.7% of commuters here travel more than one hour just one-way to work. That is more than two hours per day. This percentage with two-hour + round-trip commutes is higher than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.1% of all neighborhoods in America.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.1% of all neighborhoods in America, with 30.0% 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.
In addition, unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 94.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Cherry Valley - Vanndale are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 92.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 7.9% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 55.3% of America'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, 40.8% 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 23.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.7%), and 14.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.8% of households. Some people also speak Polish (2.3%).
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 Cherry Valley - Vanndale, AR, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (9.6%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (9.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (6.5%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (1.2%).
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 (41.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans. However, there is also a significant group of residents (11.7%) who commute over an hour in each direction.
Here most residents (82.9%) 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 (12.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.